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cocoyam in Chinese

cocoyam in Chinese is 芋头 — cocoyam means a tropical plant grown for its edible root, also known as malanga.

cocoyam in Chinese

芋头
noun
Pronounced: yù tou
Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

What does "cocoyam" mean?

  1. noun A tropical plant grown for its edible root, also known as malanga.
    "Ampesi, intensely flavored stews or soups, are eaten with fufu, a firm, starchy dumpling made from plantains or cocoyam."
  2. noun A tropical plant with a starchy edible root, also known as taro.
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cocoyam in a sentence

  • Ampesi, intensely flavored stews or soups, are eaten with fufu, a firm, starchy dumpling made from plantains or cocoyam.

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What is "cocoyam" in Chinese?
"cocoyam" in Chinese is 芋头. cocoyam means: A tropical plant grown for its edible root, also known as malanga.
How do you pronounce 芋头?
"cocoyam" in Chinese is 芋头, pronounced "yù tou".
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