yuca

noun

yu·ca ˈyü-kə

: cassava

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Perla restaurant takes on the feat of contemporary-meets-old school Cuban cuisine using ingredients like yuca, malanga, alligator, beef, and pork to recreate ancient recipes with a modern twist. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 In the produce section, there’s a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including Hawaiian purple yams, kabocha squash, yuca root, papayas, jackfruit, tomatillos, poblano peppers, Indian eggplants and big tubs full of melons. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 With a sofrito as its backbone, sancocho is rumored to have medicinal powers to cure hangovers and is filled to the tip top with beef, chicken, pork, corn, green plantains, yuca, auyama and yautia. — Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026 Uncover; skim off/discard any fat that accumulates on the surface, then add the potatoes, yuca, pumpkin, plantains and corn, stirring to distribute evenly. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for yuca

Word History

Etymology

New Latin jucca, from Taino yuca

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of yuca was in 1555

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