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English
Etymology
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Noun
malanga (plural malangas)
- Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia.
- Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
- The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value.
- Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata, syn. Caladium colocasia).
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References
- “malanga”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlan.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -anɡa
- Hyphenation: ma‧làn‧ga
Noun
malanga f (plural malanghe)
- malanga
- (Can we date this quote?), Gabriel García Márquez, Cent’anni di solitudine, translated from Spanish to Italian by Enrico Cicogna →ISBN, page 12:
... mentre Ursula e i bambini si rompevano la schiena nell’orto per coltivare il banano e la malanga, la manica e l’igname, la ahuyama e la melanzana.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
malanga f (plural malangas)
- any of several arum family plants grown for their edible tubers: taro, malanga, eddo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlanɡa/
- Rhymes: -anɡa
- Syllabification: ma‧lan‧ga
Noun
malanga f (plural malangas)
- malanga
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