cassava

Definition

Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibiba), from Proto-Arawak *sapi.

Example Sentences

• "Jucca, ſive Yucca Peruana. The root whereof the bread Caſua, or Cazava is made."