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Where does “Yucca” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Yucca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyucaCassava; cassava root
2Spanishyucayucca plant; cassava
Every word from Spanish yuca →