How to pronounce taro
American English pronunciation
TAR-oh
- IPA
- /ˈtɑɹoʊ/
- Syllables
- TAR · oh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- TAIR-oh
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What taro means
A tropical plant with a starchy root, eaten like potato
In a sentence: We boiled the taro until it was soft enough to mash.
Where it comes from: English borrowed it from a word used on Pacific islands. In Hawaiian the plant is called kalo.
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