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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eddo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
ed-do
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.

noun

The tubers of this plant.

Etymology

From a West African language.

Inflected Forms

eddoes (plural) eddoe (alternative)

Synonyms

taro cocoyam dasheen

Rhymes With

meadow edo pedo

Questions

What does eddo mean?
A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
Where does eddo come from?
From a West African language.

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