name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
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Standard Lemma guide
malanga
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CMU ARPABET: M AA0 L AA1 NG G AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia.
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noun
Meaning 3
Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
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noun
Meaning 4
The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value.
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noun
Meaning 5
Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata, syn. Caladium colocasia).
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noun
Meaning 6
tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yautia, tannia, spoonflower, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Xanthosoma atrovirens
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Broader terms: arum, aroid
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Malanga.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: malanga — Xanthostoma plant
- Mopan Maya: mäkäl — Xanthostoma plant
- Polish: żółtosocza — Xanthostoma plant
- Polish: ksantosoma — Xanthostoma plant
- Polish: malanga — Xanthostoma plant
- Russian: мала́нга (malánga) — Xanthostoma plant
- Spanish: macal — Xanthostoma plant
- Spanish: yautía — Xanthostoma plant