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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Spanish
Origin: cazabe 'cassava bread', from Taino caçabi

cassava

 noun
     
Related topics: Food, Plants, Crops
cas‧sa‧va [uncountable and countable]
DFHBP a tropical plant with thick roots that you can eat, or the flour made from these roots
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