cocoyam

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noun

New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.

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Meanings

nouncocoyam (plural cocoyams)

plural cocoyams

  1. New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.

    Ampesi, intensely flavored stews or soups, are eaten with fufu, a firm, starchy dumpling made from plantains or cocoyam.

    2007 March 30, “Street Level”, in Chicago Reader
  2. Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

Synonyms & antonyms

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yautianew cocoyamotoeotoymacabomalangaquequisquetarodasheen

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taniertanniatanniertaioba

nounedible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

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tarodasheeneddo
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root

nountropical starchy tuberous root

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tarotaro rootdasheenedda
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root vegetable
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From coco + yam, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. New cocoyam was so named because it resembled old cocoyam.

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Translations

Bulgarian таро
  • таро (taro)old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
Dutch tajer, tajer
  • tajernew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • tajerold cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
German Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel
  • Taroold cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
  • Wasserbrotwurzelold cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
Polish żółtosocza, ksantosoma
  • żółtosoczanew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • ksantosomanew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • malanganew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • kolokazja jadalnaold cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
  • taroold cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
Portuguese taioba, tajá
  • taiobanew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • tajánew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
Spanish malanga, macal
  • malanganew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • macalnew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • ocumonew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • otoenew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • quequisquenew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • rascaderanew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • tiquisquenew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • uncuchanew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • yautíanew cocoyam, Xanthosoma
  • malangaold cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
  • yautía cocoold cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
Thai บอน, เผือก
  • บอน (bɔɔn)old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
  • เผือก (pʉ̀ʉak)old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta
Cite this entry
APA

cocoyam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoyam

MLA

“cocoyam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoyam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cocoyam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocoyam.

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