mandioca

English

Noun

mandioca (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) manioc
    • 1863, Henry Walter Bates, chapter IV, in The Naturalist on the River Amazons, volume 1:
      There was a kind of festival going on, and the people fuddled themselves with caxirí, an intoxicating drink invented by the Indians. It is made by soaking mandioca cakes in water until fermentation takes place, and tastes like new beer.

References

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mandioca, from Old Tupi mani'oka.

Pronunciation

Noun

mandioca f (plural mandioques)

  1. manioc, cassava
    Synonym: iuca

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mani'oka.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.kɐ/ [mɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjɔ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɔ.ka/ [mɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.ka], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjɔ.ka/

  • Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
  • Hyphenation: man‧di‧o‧ca

Noun

mandioca f (plural mandiocas)

  1. manioc, cassava
    Synonym: pau-farinha
  2. root of cassava
  3. (colloquial) any food
  4. (colloquial) feast, tuck-in, banquet
    Synonym: comezaina
  5. (Brazil) (Percophis brasiliensis) Brazilian flathead
    Synonym: tiravira
  6. (Brazil, figuratively, vulgar) penis

Descendants

  • → Spanish: mandioca
    • → Middle French: manioc
      • French: manioc
        • → German: Maniok
        • → Ottoman Turkish: مانیوق
        • → Romanian: manioc
      • → English: manioc
      • → Lingala: manyɔ́kɔ
      • → Romanian: manioc
  • → Kongo: mandioko

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mandioca, from Old Tupi mani'oka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈdjoka/ [mãn̪ˈd̪jo.ka]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oka
  • Syllabification: man‧dio‧ca

Noun

mandioca f (plural mandiocas)

  1. manioc plant

Descendants

Further reading

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