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gari

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: G AA1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of garri (“West African food made from cassava”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Thinly sliced marinated ginger served as a condiment with sushi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cassava, casava

History

Etymology

From Japanese ガリ.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: gari — sliced marinated ginger