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单词 adjigo
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adjigon.

Brit. /ˈadʒᵻɡəʊ/, U.S. /ˈædʒəˌɡoʊ/, Australian English /ˈædʒəɡoʊ/, /ˈædʒəkoʊ/
Forms: 1800s adjiko, 1900s– adjigo, 1900s– adtjikoh, 1900s– ajigo, 1900s– ijjecka.
Origin: A borrowing from Nhanta. Etymon: Nhanta ajuga.
Etymology: < Nhanta (Western Australia) ajuga, ajuka vegetable food.
Australian.
A yam, Dioscorea hastifolia, with edible tubers, native to parts of south-west Australia.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > yam
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1863 J. Martin Jrnls. & Rep. Two Voy. Glenelg River 1 Aug. (1864) 27/2 Edible roots..identical with those of Champion Bay (warrein and adjiko).
1903 H. Taunton Australind 28 She it was that showed me the ‘ajigo’ plant, and taught me how to dig up its succulent root, which when cooked resembles a cooked yam in size, shape, and flavour.
1933 J. E. Hammond Winjan's People 28 The ‘Warryn’ or ‘Adtjikoh’ was a white root which grew best amongst the loose stones and rocks of the Darling Ranges.
1979 E. Smith Saddle in Kitchen 20Adjigo’, a native creeper... Grandpa said the tuber..was good to eat and tasted like sweet potato.
1998 Australian 15 Sept. 14 Arborio (risotto) rice gets its own listing, as does an Australian edible yam, adjigo.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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