Meaning of cocoyam | Babel Free

Definitions

1. New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
2. Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

Equivalents

Examples

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

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