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Word: Cocoyam
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: probably from coco (sense 2)+ yam
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəʊkəʊjam
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in West Africa) either of two plants of the arum family with edible corms, i.e. taro (also old cocoyam) and tannia (also new cocoyam).
Short Definition:(in West Africa) either of two plants of arum family with edible corms, i. e. taro (also old cocoyam) and tannia
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