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malanga

/mɑlˈɑŋɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
malan-ga
IPA
/mɑlˈɑŋɡə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia.

noun

Taro (Colocasia esculenta)

noun

The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value.

noun

Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata, syn. Caladium colocasia).

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Malanga.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

malangas (plural)

Phrases

malanga blanca malanga coco malanga lila new cocoyam

Frequently Paired Words

cocoyam new cocoyam

Synonyms

yautia tannia spoonflower xanthosoma sagittifolium xanthosoma atrovirens

Rhymes With

uranga falanga berlanga matranga

Questions

How do you pronounce malanga?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑlˈɑŋɡə/.
What does malanga mean?
Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia.
Where does malanga come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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