cassave
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French cassave, from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno caçabi.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcassave f (plural cassaves)
- cassava
- Synonyms: broodwortel, maniok
Descendants
edit- Berbice Creole Dutch: kasabi
- Sundanese: kasapeu
- Negerhollands: kassavie
- → Virgin Islands Creole: kasaw
- → Sranan Tongo: kasaba, ksaba
References
edit- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “cassava”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.