Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yuca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: yu-ca
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the equatorial regions of South America, starch is abundantly prepared from the Yuca (Jatropha manihot), and from several species of palm."
"She spooned out yuca into what I assume was my plate, and chorizo from a red frying pan."

Etymology

Via Spanish yuca (also historically juca), frequently said to be of Taíno origin. While the word is almost certainly from an indigenous American language, the source is not known. Perhaps from Kari'na yuca (“cassava”) , but this appears to be a ghost word. Doublet of yucca.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: yuca, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

yucas (plural) yuka (alternative)

Derived Forms

yucca

Questions

What does yuca mean?: cassava
Where does yuca come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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