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Where does “yuca” come from?

yuca (English) comes from Spanish yuca — yucca plant; cassava.

yuca (English): Cassava; cassava root

Definitions

  1. Cassava; cassava root

Ancestry of “yuca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishyucayucca plant; cassava

Words derived from “yuca”

  • yucca
  • datil yucca
  • Yucca
Every word from Spanish yuca →