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Portuguese
Etymology
Probably borrowed from an indigenous language (possibly Tupi) from the southeast of Brazil. The first known use of the term is in the writings of Joseph of Anchieta (1534–1597).
Pronunciation
Noun
cará m (plural carás)
- various species of Dioscorea and their edible tubers
- Synonym: inhame
- (nonstandard) taro (Colocasia esculenta) and its edible tubers
- Synonyms: inhame, taioba
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ca‧rá
Noun
cará m (plural carás)
- taro (Colocasia esculenta)
- smooth-cheek eartheater (Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys)
- chameleon cichlid (Australoheros facetus)