cassada
cassada is the alternative form of cassava.
Meaning of cassava
Noun
cassava (countable and uncountable, plural cassavas)
- Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
- Synonyms:
- yuca
- The root of this plant.
- There was a smell of evening and of coolness after a hot day and a slight scent of peat-smoke that came from cassava being roasted in one of the fishermen's huts in the village away to the right.1954, Ian Fleming, “Passionate Leave”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 242
- Synonyms:
- yuca
- Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.
- Jucca, ſive Yucca Peruana. The root whereof the bread Caſua, or Cazava is made.1677, Thomas Holyoke, “Jucca”, in A Large Dictionary: In Three Parts: I. The English before the Latin, … II. The Latin before the English, … III. The Proper Names of Persons, Places, and Other Things...
Proper noun capitalized: Cassada
Cassada (plural Cassadas)
- A surname from Irish.
Forms of cassada
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cassadas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Cassadas |
Origin of cassada
Americanized variant of Cassidy.
Questions about cassada
- What does cassada mean?
- Cassada means a surname from Irish.
- What is cassada the alternative form of?
- Cassada is the alternative form of cassava.
- What part of speech is cassada?
- Cassada is a proper noun.
Words near cassada in the dictionary
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