arracacha

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noun

A South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounarracacha (countable and uncountable, plural arracachas)

plural arracachas

  1. countableuncountableA South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Origin

  1. Quechuaraqacha
  2. Englisharracacha

Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua raqacha.

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Translations

French arracacha, pomme de terre-céleri
  • arracachaArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
  • pomme de terre-céleriArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
German Arakacha
  • ArakachaArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
Portuguese arracacha
  • arracachaArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
Spanish racacha, arrecate
  • racachaArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
  • arrecateArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
  • arracachaArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
  • arracacheArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
  • apio criolloArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
  • apioArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
  • virracaArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
  • zanahoria blancaArracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable
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APA

arracacha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arracacha

MLA

“arracacha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arracacha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arracacha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arracacha.

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