cassave

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French cassave, from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno caçabi.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑˈsaː.və/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: cas‧sa‧ve
  • Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun

cassave f (plural cassaves)

  1. cassava
    Synonyms: broodwortel, maniok

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kasabi
  • Negerhollands: kassavie
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: kasaw
  • → Sranan Tongo: kasaba, ksaba
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: kasábá
    • → Caribbean Javanese: kasabah, kaspé
    • → Saramaccan: kasába
  • → Sundanese: kasapeu, sapeu, sampeu

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “cassava”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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