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taro

taro (root vegetable)

noun tah-ROH Rare

Usage Note

Taro is a starchy tropical corm (Colocasia esculenta) used widely in African, Caribbean, and Pacific cooking. In France it appears mainly in Antillean cuisine, where it may also be called dachine. The plural is taros.

Examples

"Le taro est un légume très nutritif."

Natural Translation

Taro is a very nutritious vegetable.

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