arracacha
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua raqacha.
Noun edit
arracacha (countable and uncountable, plural arracachas)
- A South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza
Translations edit
Arracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
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Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arracacha f (plural arracachas)
- arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Quechua raqacha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arracacha f (plural arracachas)
- a South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza
- Synonyms: apio criollo, zanahoria blanca, virraca
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: arracacha
Further reading edit
- “arracacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014