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mandioca

Language: Portuguese

Description: Cassava, manioc or yuca.

mandioca
Cassava root, with thanks to the generous Abdul Arain's Al-Amin Stores on Mill Road in Cambridge

Pronounced: mang-DYOH-kuh

Latin: Manihot utilissima

Ethnicity: Brazilian, Portuguese

Most frequent country: Brazil, Portugal

See places: Portuguese food and cuisine, Brazilian food and cuisine

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