taro
noun/ˈtɑroʊ/
Frequency rank: #13,855 most common English word
Meaning
a tropical plant with a starchy edible corm, widely used as a food staple in Asia and the Pacific.
Example sentence
She peeled and boiled taro before mashing it into a smooth paste for the recipe.
Synonyms & related words
- dasheen
- cocoyam
- eddo
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