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Synonyms of cocoyam

13 similar words

Another word for cocoyam is dasheen. Other synonyms of cocoyam are yautia, new cocoyam, otoe, otoy and macabo.

Synonyms and similar words for cocoyam

nounMore synonyms

  • yautiaAn edible plant commonly found in the Caribbean: Xanthosoma sagittifolium, new cocoyam.
  • new cocoyamThe cocoyam Xanthosoma sagittifolium (or other Xanthosoma), so called to distinguish it from old cocoyam.
  • otoeA village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.
  • otoyNew cocoyam.
  • macaboNew cocoyam.
  • malanga
  • quequisqueNew cocoyam.
  • taro
  • dasheenOld cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.

nounTo be sorted.

  • tanier
  • tannia
  • tannier
  • taiobaThe plant Xanthosoma sagittifolium (or occasionally the similar and related plant Xanthosoma taioba), which produces...

Meaning of cocoyam

  1. noun New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
  2. noun Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

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Questions about synonyms of cocoyam

What is another word for cocoyam?
Cocoyam has 13 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dasheen, yautia, new cocoyam, otoe, otoy, macabo, malanga and quequisque.
What does cocoyam mean?
Cocoyam means new cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.

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