dasheen

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæˈʃin/

Etymology

From a language of the West Indies. Probably from Antillean Creole dachine or another French creole, from French (chou) de Chine (literally “(cabbage) of China”), as the species originated in China.

Noun

dasheen (plural dasheens)

1. Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.

Translations

cocoyam — see cocoyam

Anagrams

• Headens, ashened, nasheed