ˌarəˈkachə, ˌärəˈkä-, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
also ar·ra·cach ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkach, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷
( plural arracachas also arracaches Sp arracacha, aracacha, fr. Quechua rakkácha )
: a tropical American perennial herb ( Arracacia xanthorrhiza or A. esculenta ) that is related to the carrot and is cultivated in the uplands of northern and western So. America for its edible root — called also apio, Peruvian carrot