Etymology

taro

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Today it means: Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. Full definition →

Māori taro
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taro · noun1

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtaro
  2. English todaytaro

Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.

Taro · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromTarus
  2. English todayTaro

From Latin Tarus.

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