dasheen
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dæˈʃin/
Etymology
From a language of the West Indies. Probably from Antillean Creole dachine or another French creole, from French (chou) de Chine (literally “(cabbage) of China”), as the species originated in China.
Noun
dasheen (plural dasheens)
- Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.
Translations
cocoyam — see cocoyam
Anagrams
- Headens, ashened, nasheed