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Synonyms for cocoyam

  • noun

Most common

tanya taioba tannier tanier taro dasheen malanga new cocoyam

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. To be sorted

tanya, taioba, tannier, tanier

2. Taro

taro, dasheen, eddo

Other

malanga, new cocoyam, yautia, quequisque, otoy rare, macabo rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.

  2. n. 2

    Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

Related words

Phrases
new cocoyam old cocoyam

Forms

Plural
cocoyams → taros, dasheens, eddoes, malangas…

Example sentences

  • tanya How many years has Tanya been living here?
  • taro The mango tree at the taro swamp is full of fruit.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cocoyamsteady
tanyarising
taniersteady
tarosteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
taro2, eddo, otoy
5 letters
tanya2
6 letters
taioba, tanier, yautia, macabo
7 letters
malanga3, dasheen, tannier
10 letters
quequisque

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taro2 = 2 syllables).