manioc C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture Also spelled Mandioca US /ˈmæniˌɑːk/ UK /ˈmæniɒk/ See IPA manual Freq #58329 Meanings 1 noun the tropical plant Manihot esculenta, cultivated for its large starchy roots Farmers planted manioc between the rows of young banana trees. 2 noun the edible root or starch obtained from this plant after suitable processing The travelers ate manioc with beans for breakfast. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the tropical plant manihot... cassavayuca 2 noun · the edible root or starch... cassava rootcassava starch Word family Related forms tapiocaManihot esculentacassava flour Etymology Borrowed from French manioc, through Portuguese mandioca, ultimately from Old Tupi mani'oka, the Indigenous name for cassava. Manihot is a related New Latin form from the same source. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # manioc **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmæniˌɑːk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmæniɒk/ **Frequency rank:** 58329 ## Meanings 1. the tropical plant Manihot esculenta, cultivated for its large starchy roots 2. the edible root or starch obtained from this plant after suitable processing ## Examples - Farmers planted manioc between the rows of young banana trees. - The travelers ate manioc with beans for breakfast. ## Synonyms - cassava - yuca - cassava root ## Related Forms - tapioca - Manihot esculenta - cassava flour ## Etymology Borrowed from French manioc, through Portuguese mandioca, ultimately from Old Tupi mani'oka, the Indigenous name for cassava. Manihot is a related New Latin form from the same source. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown