How to pronounce cassava
American English pronunciation
kuh-SAH-vuh
- IPA
- /kəˈsɑvə/
- Syllables
- kuh · SAH · vuh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What cassava means
A tropical plant whose thick roots give us tapioca
In a sentence: The villagers dug up cassava and ground the roots into flour.
Where it comes from: It came into English through Spanish, from cazabe, a word for bread or flour made from this root.
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