cush-cushn.

Brit.

/ˈkʊʃkʊʃ/, U.S.

/ˈkʊʃˌkʊʃ/

Etymology: < a language of the West Indies.

A species of yam, Dioscorea trifida, native to South America and cultivated for its edible tubers.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > yam

yam1657

Negro country yam1696

yampee1796

cush-cush1871

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > yam

jicama1604

yam1657

Negro country yam1696

yellow yam1836

adjigo1863

cush-cush1871

1871 C. Kingsley At Last ii. 49 Great roots of yam and cush-cush.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. ii. 72 Wild cush-cush roots.

1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) xv. 446 Cush-cush Yam of Trinidad or Yampi of Jamaica (Dioscorea trifida, Linn.).

1960 Guardian 8 Jan. 4/7 The ‘couscouche’ yam, the cush-cush of the British West Indies..are often made into fritters.

1969 S. G. Harrison et al. Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 182/1 All [yams] are of Old World origin except the cush-cush yam Dioscorea trifida which is native to America.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cush-cush
释义	cush-cushn. Brit. /ˈkʊʃkʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈkʊʃˌkʊʃ/ Etymology: < a language of the West Indies. A species of yam, Dioscorea trifida, native to South America and cultivated for its edible tubers. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > yam yam1657 Negro country yam1696 yampee1796 cush-cush1871 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > yam jicama1604 yam1657 Negro country yam1696 yellow yam1836 adjigo1863 cush-cush1871 1871 C. Kingsley At Last ii. 49 Great roots of yam and cush-cush. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. ii. 72 Wild cush-cush roots. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) xv. 446 Cush-cush Yam of Trinidad or Yampi of Jamaica (Dioscorea trifida, Linn.). 1960 Guardian 8 Jan. 4/7 The ‘couscouche’ yam, the cush-cush of the British West Indies..are often made into fritters. 1969 S. G. Harrison et al. Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 182/1 All [yams] are of Old World origin except the cush-cush yam Dioscorea trifida which is native to America. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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