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malanga

See also: Malanga

English

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Etymology

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Noun

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malanga (plural malangas)

  1. Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia.
  2. Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
  3. The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value.
  4. Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata, syn. Caladium colocasia).

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References

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  • “malanga”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈlan.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -anɡa
  • Hyphenation: ma‧làn‧ga

Noun

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malanga f (plural malanghe)

  1. malanga
    • (Can we date this quote?), Gabriel García Márquez, Cent’anni di solitudine, translated from Spanish to Italian by Enrico Cicogna →ISBN, page 12:
      ... mentre Ursula e i bambini si rompevano la schiena nell’orto per coltivare il banano e la malanga, la manica e l’igname, la ahuyama e la melanzana.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Noun

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malanga f (plural malangas)

  1. any of several arum family plants grown for their edible tubers: taro, malanga, eddo

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈlanɡa/ [maˈlãŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -anɡa
  • Syllabification: ma‧lan‧ga

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malanga f (plural malangas)

  1. malanga

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