arracacha
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua raqacha.
Noun
arracacha (countable and uncountable, plural arracachas)
- A South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza
Translations
Arracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
arracacha f (plural arracachas)
- arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua raqacha.
Pronunciation
Noun
arracacha f (plural arracachas)
- a South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza
- Synonyms: apio criollo, zanahoria blanca, virraca
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: arracacha
Further reading
- “arracacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28