yuca

English

Alternative forms

• yuka

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na yuca (“cassava”).

Noun

yuca (countable and uncountable, plural yucas)

1. Cassava.
2. cassava root

Usage notes

Do not confuse this plant with yucca.

Derived terms

• yucca

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Taíno

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʝuka/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.ka]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝuka/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃuka/ [ˈʃu.ka]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒuka/ [ˈʒu.ka]

Noun

yuca f (plural yucas)

1. yucca plant
2. cassava