manioc

manioc [man-ee-ok, mey-nee-] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. cassava.

Origin of manioc 1560–70; Tupi man(d)ioca; replacing manihot Middle French Guarani man(d)io Examples from the Web for manioc Historical Examples of manioc

The roots of the yucca, or manioc plant, grow in bunches like potatoes.

The Forest Exiles

Mayne Reid

In a single night they devastate a field of cotton, manioc, or sugar-cane.

The Insect

Jules Michelet

When her manioc pudding is taken from the fire it is snowy white.

Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin

Mary Hazelton Wade

It would make at least a tasty morsel for each, with their manioc bread.

Fetichism in West Africa

Robert Hamill Nassau

She was carrying a bundle of manioc root on her head, and walked gracefully.

Sanders of the River

Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for manioc manioc manioca (ˌmænɪˈəʊkə) noun

1. another name for cassava (def. 1)

Word Origin for manioc C16: from Tupi mandioca; earlier form manihot from French, from Guarani mandio Word Origin and History for manioc n.

1560s, from Tupi manioch, mandioca, name for the root of the cassava plant.