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manioc

noun

cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca

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Word length
6
Starts with
M
Ends with
C
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈmæ.ni.ɒk

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noun

  1. cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca

noun

  1. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca

noun

  1. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

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