taro in Tagalog
gabi
/ˈtæɹəʊ/US/ˈtæɹoʊ/
taro in Tagalog: gabi, kalawa. In English, taro means colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
Tagalog words for taro
- Colocasia esculenta
- gabi
- food from the taro plant
- kalawa, gabi
English meaning of taro
- noun Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- noun Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
- noun Food from a taro plant.
Synonyms of taro
taro in other languages
- taro in Hindi
- taro in Tamil
- taro in Urdu
- taro in Bengali
- taro in Telugu
- taro in Malayalam
- taro in Kannada
- taro in Punjabi
- taro in Gujarati
- taro in Odia
- taro in Sanskrit
- taro in Assamese
- taro in Nepali
- taro in Arabic
- taro in Malay
- taro in Indonesian
- taro in Persian
- taro in Thai
- taro in Vietnamese
- taro in Myanmar
Questions about taro in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of taro in Tagalog?
- Taro in Tagalog is gabi, kalawa.
- Ano ang taro sa Tagalog?
- Taro: gabi, kalawa.
- What does taro mean in English?
- Taro means colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
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