achira

English

Etymology

From Quechua achira.^[1]

Noun

achira (uncountable)

1. Canna edulis, a variety of arrowroot: the canna lily, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
2. The edible rhizome of this plant.
   • 1989, Lost Crops of the Incas, page 27:

     In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop.

References

1. ^ 1999, Ana Baldoceda, El Diccionario de la Real Academia Española y sus inconsecuencias en voces nativas peruanas, in Alma Mater 18/19 [1]

Japanese

Romanization

achira

1. See あちら