Etymology

yacca

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Today it means: Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus. Full definition →

Spanish yaca
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yacca · noun1

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromyaca
  2. English todayyacca

Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.

yacca · noun2

  1. Kaurna · borrowed fromyagu“pine gum”
  2. English todayyacca

Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks.

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