taro

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see also: Taro

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtæɹəʊ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈtɛɹoʊ/

Noun

taro (uncountable)

1. Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
2. Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
3. Food from a taro plant.

Synonyms

• (Colocasia esculenta) colocasia, elephant ears
• (similar plants)
• (edible portion) dasheen

Translations

• French: taro
• German: Taro
• Italian: colocasia
• Portuguese: taro
• Russian: та́ро
• Spanish: taro, (Colombia) achín, (Costa Rica) ñampí, (Spain's Canary Islands) ñame, (Venezuela) ocumo chino, (Colombia) papa china, (Peru) pituca, (Dominican Republic) yautía coco

Translations

• Italian: colocasia
• Portuguese: taro
• Spanish: taro, (Colombia) tubérculo de achín, (Costa Rica) ñampí, (Spain's Canary Islands) ñame, (Venezuela) ocumo chino, (Colombia) papa china, (Peru) pituca, (Dominican Republic) yautía coco

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Taro

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Proper noun

1. A river/and/valley in Italy.

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