cassave

Dutch
cassave for sales

Etymology

Borrowed from French cassave, from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno caçabi.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑˈsaː.və/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: cas‧sa‧ve
  • Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun

cassave f (plural cassaves)

  1. cassava
    Synonyms: broodwortel, maniok

Descendants
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kasabi
  • Sundanese: kasapeu
  • Negerhollands: kassavie
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: kasaw
  • → Sranan Tongo: kasaba, ksaba
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: kasábá
    • → Caribbean Javanese: kasabah, kaspé
    • → Saramaccan: kasába

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “cassava”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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