Where does “manioc” come from?

Manioc comes from French manioc, borrowed from Old Tupi mani'oka, a starchy root plant cultivated in South America.

manioc (English): The tropical plant "Manihot esculenta", from...

Definitions

  1. The tropical plant "Manihot esculenta", from...

Ancestry of “manioc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanioccassava, manioc
2Spanishmandiocamanioc plant
3Portuguesemandiocamanioc, cassava
4Old Tupimani'okacassava, manioc

Words derived from “manioc”

Every word from Old Tupi mani'oka →Every word from Portuguese mandioca →Every word from Spanish mandioca →
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