manioc

[ man-ee-ok, mey-nee- ]

noun

Origin of manioc

1
1560–70; <Tupi man(d)ioca; replacing manihot<Middle French <Guarani man(d)io

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British Dictionary definitions for manioc

manioc

manioca (ˌmænɪˈəʊkə)

/ (ˈmænɪˌɒk) /


noun
  1. another name for cassava (def. 1)

Origin of manioc

1
C16: from Tupi mandioca; earlier form manihot from French, from Guarani mandio

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