yuca
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Galibi Carib yuca (“cassava”).
NounEdit
yuca (countable and uncountable, plural yucas)
- Cassava
- cassava root
- 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 485:
- She spooned out yuca into what I assume was my plate, and chorizo from a red frying pan.
Usage notesEdit
Do not confuse this plant with yucca.
Derived termsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Taíno
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
yuca f (plural yucas)