/ kəˈsɑːvə; NAmE / (also man·ioc ) noun [ U ]
1.
a tropical plant with many branches and long roots that you can eat
2.
the roots of this plant, which can be boiled, fried, roasted or made into flour
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Taino casávi , cazábbi , influenced by French cassave .