Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See yucca, 3.

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  • noun Cassava.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[American Spanish, from Taíno.]

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From Galibi Carib yuca ("cassava").

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Examples

  • The yuca is the beet-like root of a little tree about ten feet high.

    The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

  • The only things they had to give in return were parrots and balls of cotton-yarn, besides cassava cakes, formed from the flour of a root called yuca, which they cultivated in their fields.

    Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • She plans to use this loan to invest in her business running a small food stand selling rice, salads, beans, and staples such as yuca and plantains.

    Kiva Loans 2010

  • Loan Use: rice, salads, beans, and staples such as yuca and plantains to sell to her clients

    Kiva Loans 2010

  • • 1 Mafe - A stew of chicken, fish, or lamb simmered in peanut butter sauce with vegetables such as yuca, yams, potatoes, carrots, or turnips.

    The Kitchn 2010

  • Clean several yuca roots by removing the outer bark type layer, chop into chunks, boil like potatoes and remove any woody fibers after cooking.

    Yuca recipes 2009

  • I suppose most anything that can be done with potatoes or sweet potatoes should work equally as well for yuca, including scalloped yuca.

    Yuca recipes 2009

  • Mash the cooked yuca chunks with salt, white pepper, and with butter or olive oil previously heated with pressed garlic.

    Yuca recipes 2009

  • Dine on fried yuca and fresh snapper at Puerto Sagua 700 Collins Ave., 305-673-1115, an understated diner-style restaurant with a traditional menu, long favored among South Beach locals for its authentic interpretations of Cuban cuisine.

    Take Monday Off: Cuban Miami Matt Schwartz 2011

  • A neighborhood institution formed in 1973, the Coop boasts 6,000 square feet crammed with everything from locally sourced salsa and arugula to yuca grown in Costa Rica and cheeses made in Europe.

    Too Many Shoppers Flock to the Coop Sumathi Reddy 2010

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