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Noun: mandioca  ,man-dee'ow-ku
  1. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
    "Millions of people rely on mandioca as a staple food";
    - bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima

Derived forms: mandiocas

Type of: casava [rare], cassava

Encyclopedia: Mandioca