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taro¹
- /ˈtæɹəʊ/ UK
- /ˈtæɹoʊ/ US
- /ˈtɑɹoʊ/ US
Sounds like tarot · Rhymes with -æɹəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.
noun taros
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Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
The Jiasian region is famous for taro ice cream. Even though taro is the key ingredient in the ice cream, people in this area bought taro from other regions. During the post-Typhoon Morakot reconstruction process, JCA and other local organisations encouraged large numbers of farmers in Jiasian to gr
Similar: colocasia, elephant ears, eddo, old cocoyam, yam
- Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
- Food from a taro plant.
Taro²
Where it comes from
From Latin Tarus.
proper noun
- A river and valley in Italy.
Translations
Every language
noun Colocasia esculenta
| Español | taro, achín, ñampí, ñame, ocumo chino, papa china |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 토란 toran |
| 日本語 | 里芋 satoimo, サトイモ satoimo |
| 中文 | 芋頭 /芋头 yùtou |
| हिन्दी | अरबी arbī, अरवी arvī, अरुई aruī, कच्चू kaccū, कचालू kacālū |
| Português | taro |
| Français | taro |
| Deutsch | Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel |
| Italiano | colocasia |
| Ελληνικά | κολοκάσι kolokási |
| Русский | та́ро táro |
| Tiếng Việt | khoai môn, khoai sọ |
| العربية | قُلْقَاس qulqās |
noun food from the taro plant
| Español | taro, tubérculo de achín, ñampí, ñame, ocumo chino, papa china |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अरबी arbī, अरवी arvī, अरुई aruī, कच्चू kaccū, कचालू kacālū |
| Português | taro |
| Français | taro, chou-chine |
| Deutsch | Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel |
| Italiano | colocasia |
| Ελληνικά | κολοκάσι kolokási |
| العربية | قُلْقَاس qulqās |
Talk about this word "taro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. taro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taro "taro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taro.Cite this
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title = {taro},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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