cazabe

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno *kasabi (Yucca bread).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈθabe/ [kaˈθa.β̞e] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kaˈsabe/ [kaˈsa.β̞e] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -abe
  • Syllabification: ca‧za‧be

Noun

cazabe m (plural cazabes)

  1. (Latin America) flat bread made from the roots of the manioc plant

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