noun
or tan·ier or tan·nia or tan·nier or tan·ya also tan·yah ˈtanēə(r), -nyə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: French tannie, perhaps modification (influenced by tanaisie tansy, from Old French tanesie ) of a word of Arawakan, Cariban, or Tupian origin; akin to Arawak taya taro, Calinago táia, Tupi taiá — more at tansy
: any of several aroids having edible farinaceous roots: as
a. : taro 1
b. : yautia a