eddo
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See also: eddö
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Eddo_at_Asian_supermarket_in_New_Jersey.jpg/220px-Eddo_at_Asian_supermarket_in_New_Jersey.jpg)
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a West African language.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. see Wikipedia which suggests Akan origin; cognate to Twi: o1de3 “yam”; and Fante: o1do3
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛdəʊ
Noun
[edit]eddo (plural eddos)
- A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
- The tubers of this plant.
Further reading
[edit]Eddoe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Colocasia Schott on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Colocasia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons