Word origins

• cassareepA thick black liquid made from cassava root and spices, used medicinally and as a flavouring and preservative.
• caxiriAn intoxicating alcoholic drink prepared from manioc (cassava), consumed in some South American Indian cultures, especially in Suriname and Guyana.
• Kari'naAn indigenous people native to the north coast of South America (in parts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana), the mainland Caribs or Caribs proper.
• matapeeA yuca strainer or press (sebucan) in the form of a tube of basketry hung from a hook and compressed by stretching the lower end with a pole, used for expressing prussic acid out of yuca pulp.
• souariAny tree of the genus Caryocar. They yield strong timber and some bear edible nuts.