ketela

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Etymology

From Portuguese Castela (“Castile”), from Medieval Latin Castella, plural of Latin castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”). Doublet of kastil.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kê‧tè‧la

Noun

ketela (first-person possessive ketelaku, second-person possessive ketelamu, third-person possessive ketelanya)

  1. tuberous plant
    Synonym: ubi
    1. Short for ketela pohon (“cassava”).
    2. Short for ketela rambat (“sweet potato”).

Usage notes

The word in general refer to non-native tuberous plants, which were introduced during colonial period (as both cassava and sweet potato are originated and domesticated in either Central or South America).[1][2] Similar to its cognate Japanese カステラ (kasutera, “a Japanese sponge cake”, literally “Castile”) which are introduced during exploration period.

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References

  1. ^ Geneflow 2009, 2009, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kenneth M. Olsen, Barbara A. Schaal (1999 May 11) “Evidence on the origin of cassava: Phylogeography of Manihot esculenta”, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences‎, volume 96, number 10, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 5586–5591

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