Definition of manioc

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • manioc is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • manioc is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • manioc is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of manioc


  • cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cassava
  • a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cassava
    2. cassava starch
    3. manioca
  • cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bitter cassava
    2. gari
    3. mandioc
    4. mandioca
    5. manihot esculenta
    6. manihot utilissima
    7. tapioca plant

See definition of manioc in Merriam Webster