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单词 yautia
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Definition of yautia in English:

yautia

noun jaʊˈtiːəyouˈtēə
  • A tropical American plant of the arum family which is cultivated for its edible tubers.

    箭叶黄体芋

    Genus Xanthosoma, family Araceae: several species, in particular the tannia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While the meat is cooking, peel the bananas, yautia, and plantains and put them in salt water.
    • From America, the tannia or yautia reached West Africa, which is now the major producer.
    • Species grown mainly for their tubers are: Xanthosoma sagittifolium (yellow yautia), whose small cormels around the central corm are called ‘nut eddos’ in the W. Indies; and X. violaceum (primrose malanga).
    • The root can be milled into flour, since yautia is very hypoallergenic food and also high in calories.
    • One traditional method of preparing this soup calls for large pieces of pumpkin and diced potatoes or yautias (the starchy root of a large-leaved tropical plant whose flesh is usually yellow or creamy white).
    • Peel the yautia and green plantains.

Origin

Late 19th century: American Spanish, from Maya yaaj 'wound, poison' + 'mouth' with reference to its caustic properties.

Definition of yautia in US English:

yautia

nounyouˈtēə
  • A tropical American plant of the arum family that is cultivated for its edible tubers and sometimes its leaves.

    箭叶黄体芋

    Genus Xanthosoma, family Araceae: several species, in particular the fleshy-leaved malanga (X. atrovirens) of Latin America

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One traditional method of preparing this soup calls for large pieces of pumpkin and diced potatoes or yautias (the starchy root of a large-leaved tropical plant whose flesh is usually yellow or creamy white).
    • From America, the tannia or yautia reached West Africa, which is now the major producer.
    • Species grown mainly for their tubers are: Xanthosoma sagittifolium (yellow yautia), whose small cormels around the central corm are called ‘nut eddos’ in the W. Indies; and X. violaceum (primrose malanga).
    • Peel the yautia and green plantains.
    • The root can be milled into flour, since yautia is very hypoallergenic food and also high in calories.
    • While the meat is cooking, peel the bananas, yautia, and plantains and put them in salt water.

Origin

Late 19th century: American Spanish, from Maya yaaj ‘wound, poison’ + té ‘mouth’ with reference to its caustic properties.

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