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单词 yuca
释义

yuca

English

A box of raw yuca

Alternative forms

  • yuka

Etymology

Borrowed from Galibi Carib yuca (cassava).

Noun

yuca (countable and uncountable, plural yucas)

  1. Cassava
  2. cassava root
    • 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 485:
      She spooned out yuca into what I assume was my plate, and chorizo from a red frying pan.

Usage notes

Do not confuse this plant with yucca.

Derived terms

  • yucca

Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝuka/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.ka]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃuka/ [ˈʃu.ka]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒuka/ [ˈʒu.ka]

  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Syllabification: yu‧ca

Noun

yuca f (plural yucas)

  1. yucca plant
  2. cassava

Further reading

  • yuca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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