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mandioca vs cassava

cassava vs mandioca

mandioca and cassava both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mandioca Yes No No No
cassava Yes No No No
As nouns, cassava is a hypernym of mandioca; that is, cassava is a word with a broader meaning than mandioca:
  • mandioca: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
  • cassava: any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
Other hypernyms of mandioca include casava.
mandioca (noun) cassava (noun)
cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
Difference between mandioca and cassava

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