eddo

eddo noun: a plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.

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Noun

eddo (plural eddoes)

A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
The tubers of this plant.

eddo meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Punjabi

eddo in Hindi

eddo: काला कच्चू kālā kaccū

eddo in Tamil

சேப்பங்கிழங்கு

eddo in Punjabi

eddo: ਅਰਵੀ aravī

Forms of eddo

plural	eddoes
alternative form	eddoe

Origin of eddo

From a West African language.

Words that rhyme with eddo

Questions about eddo

What does eddo mean?: Eddo means a plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
What is eddo in Hindi?: Eddo in Hindi is काला कच्चू (kālā kaccū). See Eddo meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is eddo?: Eddo is a noun.
What is the plural of eddo?: The plural of eddo is eddoes.

Words near eddo in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: eddo (page history and authors); काला कच्चू (Hindi) (page history and authors); eddo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਅਰਵੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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