dasheen

/dæˈʃiːn/

dasheen noun: old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.

Noun

dasheen (plural dasheens)

Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.
- He say tell your people [...] to boil more banana, and roast more yam, fry more potato and dig up more dasheen.2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 151

dasheen meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

dasheen in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

dasheen in Urdu

اروی

dasheen in Bengali

ওল কচু

Forms of dasheen

plural	dasheens

Origin of dasheen

From a language of the West Indies. Probably from Antillean Creole dachine or another French creole, from French (chou) de Chine (literally “(cabbage) of China”), as the species originated in China.

Words that rhyme with dasheen

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Questions about dasheen

What does dasheen mean?: Dasheen means old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.
What is dasheen in Tamil?: Dasheen in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Dasheen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dasheen?: Dasheen is a noun.
How do you pronounce dasheen?: Dasheen is pronounced /dæˈʃiːn/.
What is the plural of dasheen?: The plural of dasheen is dasheens.

Words near dasheen in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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