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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese tajá.[1] Cognate of Sranan Tongo taya.
Noun
tajer m (plural tajers)
- (chiefly Suriname) new cocoyam, arrowleaf elephant ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium
1796, , “Historie der oorlogen met de Marrons of Surinaamsche boschnegers. [History of the wars with the Maroons or Surinamese bush negroes]”, in Surinaamsche Staatkundige Almanach voor den Jaare 1796, Paramaribo: W.P. Wilkens, page 108:Ik gaf ordres dezelve met alle spoed te volgen, dat met alle moogelyke schielykheid geëxecuteerd wierd, en ons om half drie uuren bragt in een Kostgrond, groot circa 10 akkers, beplant met Casaven, Bannane, Tayers, Pindas, Okkerom, en Tabak (...).- I gave orders to follow them at full speed, which were executed with all possibly hastiness, and, at half past two, we got to a plot of land cleared for subsistence agriculture, measuring about 10 distinct fields, planted with cassava, banana, cocoyam, peanut, okra, and tobacco (...).
- (chiefly Suriname) old cocoyam, taro, Colocasia esculenta
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Venetan
Etymology
From the verb tajar (to cut) + -er. Compare Italian tagliere.
Noun
tajer m (plural tajeri)
- chopping board