mandioca
English
Noun
mandioca (uncountable)
- (obsolete) manioc
- 1863, Henry Walter Bates, The Naturalist on the River Amazons (volume 1, chapter IV)
- 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.
- 1863, Henry Walter Bates, The Naturalist on the River Amazons (volume 1, chapter IV)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for mandioca in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish mandioca, from Old Tupi mani'oka.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /mən.diˈo.kə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /man.diˈo.ka/
Noun
mandioca f (plural mandioques)
- manioc, cassava
- Synonym: iuca
Related terms
- tapioca
Further reading
- “mandioca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
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/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈdjɔ.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: man‧di‧o‧ca
Noun
mandioca f (plural mandiocas)
- manioc, cassava
Spanish
Etymology
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)
- manioc plant
Further reading
- “mandioca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014