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词汇 cassava
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Definition of cassava in English:

cassava

noun kəˈsɑːvəkəˈsɑvə
  • 1mass noun The starchy tuberous root of a tropical tree, used as food in tropical countries.

    木薯根

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another staple of Liberian cuisine is cassava, a tropical plant with starchy roots from which tapioca is obtained.
    • It is largely farming land where yam, cassava, and palm trees are grown; it is bounded by the Cross River to the east and extends past the Niger River to the west.
    • Pineapples, sweet potatoes, beans, cassava, rice, groundnuts and maize are among the main crops.
    • The rich soils of Uganda are capable of producing a wide range of crops such as maize, cassava, groundnut, sorghum, pineapple, millet and other stable foods.
    • Today we're producing rice, beans, cassava, pumpkins, passion fruit and other crops.
    • These have led to cuts in food subsidies, resulting in pressure to tear up maize and cassava in order to grow crops like tobacco which can be used to sell for foreign currency.
    • Common vegetables are cabbage, beans, mushrooms, carrots, cassava, sweet potatoes, onions, and various types of greens.
    • Women raised the children and they also tended the farm, raising domestic animals and growing foods such as cassava.
    • In Zambia and many African countries most of the foods eaten in the region like maize, cassava, millet, sweet potatoes were all brought by explorers and colonialists.
    • They grow maize, sorghum, cassava, sweet potatoes and also rear domesticated animals like goats, pigs and chicken.
    • The hunter domesticated some animals, and the collector grew crops such as bananas, cassava, and sweet potatoes.
    • Most villagers have a small plot of land on which they farm maize, groundnuts, cassava, millet, sweet potatoes, and other products.
    • These families now cultivate their own crops - beans, potato, cassava, banana and many others.
    • But to eradicate malnutrition, we grow maize, beans, soya beans, sweet potatoes, cassava, pumpkins and many others.
    • Rice, cassava, and sweet potatoes are the chief food crops; cattle-breeding is extensive.
    • Maize, cassava, pigeon peas, onions, bananas, potatoes, and tomatoes are important commercial crops.
    • Forest crops, such as plantain, cassava, cocoyam, and tropical yams, predominate in the south.
    • The land produces taro, yams, sweet potatoes, cassava, and breadfruit.
    • They were very hardworking farmers and we used to buy cheap beans, rice, cassava, sweet potatoes and maize from them.
    • Creole food uses tubers, such as cassava and sweet potatoes.
    1. 1.1 Starch or flour obtained from cassava.
      木薯根淀粉、面粉。亦称MANIOC
      Also called manioc
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The bubbles in bubble tea are actually oversized tapioca pearls, made from cassava root starch and caramel.
      • Placed on the mats are boiled sweet potatoes, cassava, bananas and other foods and dishes brought by those participating.
      • Cassava, rice, bread, peanuts, spinach, cassava leaves and other vegetables are also eaten.
      • Gali foto in its simplest form is a breakfast dish made from cassava flour.
      • Some 348,000 tonnes surplus from cassava flour is expected from a total production of 958,000 tonnes while total requirement for various uses is 609,000 tonnes.
      • The most popular rural staple is ugali, a stiff dough made of cassava flour, cornmeal, millet, or sorghum.
      • The most popular form among school children is deep-fried cassava coated with sugar.
      • Other starchy foods include cassava, taro root, maize and plantains.
      • Usually, after the boiled cassava is pounded and then mixed with palm sugar, it is ready to be consumed.
      • They also enjoy cassava flour, boiled in water, and stirred to make a thick paste (ugali).
      • Rice, sorghum, millet, and cassava are common foods.
      • The staple noonday meal is foo-foo, a dough-like paste made of cassava pounded into flour.
      • For breakfast, a village family eats a dough-like ball made from cassava flour with the previous day's sauce.
      • Other sources of vitamin A to keep in mind are fish, butter or cream, cheese, spinach, cassava, sweet potatoes, papaya, and mangos.
      • Sometimes we worked all through the night and it was rare that I ate more than a bowl-full of cassava flour in a day.
      • A favorite dish among Angolans is cabidela, chicken's blood eaten with rice and cassava dough.
      • Very starchy foods such as cassava contain virtually nothing but carbohydrates and water.
  • 2The shrubby tree from which cassava is obtained, native to tropical America and cultivated throughout the tropics.

    木薯

    Genus Manihot, family Euphorbiaceae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tapioca is a starch-like substance that is extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
    • A favorite everyday dish called ngunja is made with the dark green leaves of the cassava plant.
    • Cultivated cassava has a higher rate of photosynthesis than is usual for C 3 plants and photosynthesis is not light saturated.
    • The roots of the cassava plant contain linamarin, a cyanogen which produces the poisonous chemical cyanide when eaten.
    • There are four layers in all, the final one consisting of the cassava leaves and hog's meat on top of hot stones.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Taino casávi, cazábbi, influenced by French cassave.

Rhymes

balaclava, Bratislava, carver, Costa Brava, guava, Java, kava, larva, lava, palaver

Definition of cassava in US English:

cassava

nounkəˈsɑvəkəˈsävə
  • 1The starchy tuberous root of a tropical tree, used as food in tropical countries but requiring careful preparation to remove traces of cyanide from the flesh.

    木薯根

    Also called manioc
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were very hardworking farmers and we used to buy cheap beans, rice, cassava, sweet potatoes and maize from them.
    • It is largely farming land where yam, cassava, and palm trees are grown; it is bounded by the Cross River to the east and extends past the Niger River to the west.
    • These have led to cuts in food subsidies, resulting in pressure to tear up maize and cassava in order to grow crops like tobacco which can be used to sell for foreign currency.
    • Common vegetables are cabbage, beans, mushrooms, carrots, cassava, sweet potatoes, onions, and various types of greens.
    • The hunter domesticated some animals, and the collector grew crops such as bananas, cassava, and sweet potatoes.
    • Another staple of Liberian cuisine is cassava, a tropical plant with starchy roots from which tapioca is obtained.
    • Most villagers have a small plot of land on which they farm maize, groundnuts, cassava, millet, sweet potatoes, and other products.
    • Pineapples, sweet potatoes, beans, cassava, rice, groundnuts and maize are among the main crops.
    • Today we're producing rice, beans, cassava, pumpkins, passion fruit and other crops.
    • In Zambia and many African countries most of the foods eaten in the region like maize, cassava, millet, sweet potatoes were all brought by explorers and colonialists.
    • Forest crops, such as plantain, cassava, cocoyam, and tropical yams, predominate in the south.
    • Creole food uses tubers, such as cassava and sweet potatoes.
    • They grow maize, sorghum, cassava, sweet potatoes and also rear domesticated animals like goats, pigs and chicken.
    • These families now cultivate their own crops - beans, potato, cassava, banana and many others.
    • But to eradicate malnutrition, we grow maize, beans, soya beans, sweet potatoes, cassava, pumpkins and many others.
    • The rich soils of Uganda are capable of producing a wide range of crops such as maize, cassava, groundnut, sorghum, pineapple, millet and other stable foods.
    • The land produces taro, yams, sweet potatoes, cassava, and breadfruit.
    • Maize, cassava, pigeon peas, onions, bananas, potatoes, and tomatoes are important commercial crops.
    • Rice, cassava, and sweet potatoes are the chief food crops; cattle-breeding is extensive.
    • Women raised the children and they also tended the farm, raising domestic animals and growing foods such as cassava.
    1. 1.1 A starch or flour obtained from the cassava root.
      木薯根淀粉、面粉。亦称MANIOC
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Placed on the mats are boiled sweet potatoes, cassava, bananas and other foods and dishes brought by those participating.
      • Rice, sorghum, millet, and cassava are common foods.
      • Some 348,000 tonnes surplus from cassava flour is expected from a total production of 958,000 tonnes while total requirement for various uses is 609,000 tonnes.
      • The most popular rural staple is ugali, a stiff dough made of cassava flour, cornmeal, millet, or sorghum.
      • Sometimes we worked all through the night and it was rare that I ate more than a bowl-full of cassava flour in a day.
      • For breakfast, a village family eats a dough-like ball made from cassava flour with the previous day's sauce.
      • Very starchy foods such as cassava contain virtually nothing but carbohydrates and water.
      • Other sources of vitamin A to keep in mind are fish, butter or cream, cheese, spinach, cassava, sweet potatoes, papaya, and mangos.
      • The most popular form among school children is deep-fried cassava coated with sugar.
      • Cassava, rice, bread, peanuts, spinach, cassava leaves and other vegetables are also eaten.
      • A favorite dish among Angolans is cabidela, chicken's blood eaten with rice and cassava dough.
      • The staple noonday meal is foo-foo, a dough-like paste made of cassava pounded into flour.
      • Gali foto in its simplest form is a breakfast dish made from cassava flour.
      • Usually, after the boiled cassava is pounded and then mixed with palm sugar, it is ready to be consumed.
      • Other starchy foods include cassava, taro root, maize and plantains.
      • They also enjoy cassava flour, boiled in water, and stirred to make a thick paste (ugali).
      • The bubbles in bubble tea are actually oversized tapioca pearls, made from cassava root starch and caramel.
  • 2The shrubby tree from which cassava is obtained, native to tropical America and cultivated throughout the tropics.

    木薯

    Genus Manihot, family Euphorbiaceae: several species, in particular bitter cassava (M. esculenta) and sweet cassava (M. dulcis)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are four layers in all, the final one consisting of the cassava leaves and hog's meat on top of hot stones.
    • The roots of the cassava plant contain linamarin, a cyanogen which produces the poisonous chemical cyanide when eaten.
    • A favorite everyday dish called ngunja is made with the dark green leaves of the cassava plant.
    • Cultivated cassava has a higher rate of photosynthesis than is usual for C 3 plants and photosynthesis is not light saturated.
    • Tapioca is a starch-like substance that is extracted from the root of the cassava plant.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Taino casávi, cazábbi, influenced by French cassave.

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