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mandioca (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) manioc
    • 1863, Henry Walter Bates, chapter IV, in The Naturalist on the River Amazons, volume 1:
      There was a kind of festival going on, and the people fuddled themselves with caxirí, an intoxicating drink invented by the Indians. It is made by soaking mandioca cakes in water until fermentation takes place, and tastes like new beer.

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish mandioca, from Old Tupi mani'oka.

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Noun edit

mandioca f (plural mandioques)

  1. manioc, cassava
    Synonym: iuca

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Tupi mani'oka.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.kɐ/ [mɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjɔ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.ka/ [mɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.ka], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjɔ.ka/

  • Hyphenation: man‧di‧o‧ca

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mandioca f (plural mandiocas)

  1. manioc, cassava

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese mandioca, from Old Tupi mani'oka.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /manˈdjoka/ [mãn̪ˈd̪jo.ka]
  • Rhymes: -oka
  • Syllabification: man‧dio‧ca

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mandioca f (plural mandiocas)

  1. manioc plant

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