cassavan.

/kaˈsɑːvə/

Forms: α. 1500s (transmission error) casani, 1500s–1600s casavi, 1600s–1800s cassavi, cassavy, cassavie, cassavia, ( cacavi); β. 1500s cazaua, cassaua, 1600s cazava, 1600s–1800s cassava, 1700s–1800s casava; γ. 1700s–1800s cassave; see also cassada n.

Etymology: In French cassave, Portuguese cassave, Spanish casabe, cazabe, all from the Taino language of Haiti, where it is variously given as caçábi, casávi, cazábbi, cassáve (see Peter Martyr). Several of these forms have been at times used in English.

1. A plant, called also by its Brazilian name Manioc, Manihot utilissima (family Euphorbiaceæ), two varieties (or species) of which are extensively cultivated in the West Indies and tropical America, as also in Africa, for their fleshy tuberous roots, which ‘yield the greatest portion of the daily food of the natives of tropical America’.The root of the Sweet Cassava ( M. Aipi) is wholesome and is commonly prepared as a vegetable, the root of the Bitter Cassava contains a most virulent poisonous juice, which is however highly volatile, and is expelled by heat.

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1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. vii. f. 35^v They had..only Cazibi: that is, suche rootes whereof they make theyr breade.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia i. 10 Cassavia growes in Marishes.

1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 31 [Bread] made of the flower of Mayes and Cassavie mixt together.

1711 in A. Duncan Mariner's Chron. (1803) III. 315 Sweet cassave and green plantain roasted.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xviii. 57 Plantains and sweet cassavas roasted.

a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 212 The bitter cassava, unless the juice is carefully pressed out of it, is a deadly poison.

2. The nutritious starch or flour obtained from the roots of the Manioc by grating them, and pressing out the juice; the bread made from this.A prepared form of cassava flour is Tapioca.

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gram flour1820

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banana flour1890

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chickpea flour1913

garri1926

soy1945

bean-flour-

1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes ii. f. 103 The Casani is the bread..made of an Hearbe that the Indians dooe call Yuca.

1589 J. Sparke in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 540 Cassaua, which is a kinde [of] breade made of roots.

1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1359 The Indian bread called Cazaua.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage I. viii. ii. 616 Bread of a great roote called Yuca, which they name Cacavi.

1750 W. Beawes Lex Mercatoria (1752) 754 Manioc of whose Roots Cassave is made.

1828 W. Irving Life C. Columbus (1848) I. 160 A kind of bread called cassava.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

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1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 115 I searched for the Cassava Root.

1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) II. 430 The inhabitants..had none but Cassava bread.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xx. 96 We passed through two old cassava fields.

1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. II. vii. 325 The sweet cassava plant is free from any noxious property.

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xviii. 257 Occupied in preparing cassava-flour.

1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 159/1 Cassave Bread.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cassava
释义	cassavan. /kaˈsɑːvə/ Forms: α. 1500s (transmission error) casani, 1500s–1600s casavi, 1600s–1800s cassavi, cassavy, cassavie, cassavia, ( cacavi); β. 1500s cazaua, cassaua, 1600s cazava, 1600s–1800s cassava, 1700s–1800s casava; γ. 1700s–1800s cassave; see also cassada n. Etymology: In French cassave, Portuguese cassave, Spanish casabe, cazabe, all from the Taino language of Haiti, where it is variously given as caçábi, casávi, cazábbi, cassáve (see Peter Martyr). Several of these forms have been at times used in English. 1. A plant, called also by its Brazilian name Manioc, Manihot utilissima (family Euphorbiaceæ), two varieties (or species) of which are extensively cultivated in the West Indies and tropical America, as also in Africa, for their fleshy tuberous roots, which ‘yield the greatest portion of the daily food of the natives of tropical America’.The root of the Sweet Cassava ( M. Aipi) is wholesome and is commonly prepared as a vegetable, the root of the Bitter Cassava contains a most virulent poisonous juice, which is however highly volatile, and is expelled by heat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > cassava manioca1544 cassava1555 yucca1555 cassadaa1643 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > cassava or cassava plant manioca1544 cassava1555 yucca1555 Indian bread1597 cassadaa1643 datil1882 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. vii. f. 35^v They had..only Cazibi: that is, suche rootes whereof they make theyr breade. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia i. 10 Cassavia growes in Marishes. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 31 [Bread] made of the flower of Mayes and Cassavie mixt together. 1711 in A. Duncan Mariner's Chron. (1803) III. 315 Sweet cassave and green plantain roasted. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xviii. 57 Plantains and sweet cassavas roasted. a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 212 The bitter cassava, unless the juice is carefully pressed out of it, is a deadly poison. 2. The nutritious starch or flour obtained from the roots of the Manioc by grating them, and pressing out the juice; the bread made from this.A prepared form of cassava flour is Tapioca. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > cassava or manioc bread cassava1577 Indian bread1697 cassada1802 chipa1827 kwanga1891 garri1926 the world > food and drink > food > flour > [noun] > flour from non-cereals flour1660 tapioca1707 cassava1750 wood-meal1758 pea-flour1766 gram flour1820 nardoo1861 banana flour1890 soya1897 chickpea flour1913 garri1926 soy1945 bean-flour- 1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes ii. f. 103 The Casani is the bread..made of an Hearbe that the Indians dooe call Yuca. 1589 J. Sparke in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 540 Cassaua, which is a kinde [of] breade made of roots. 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1359 The Indian bread called Cazaua. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage I. viii. ii. 616 Bread of a great roote called Yuca, which they name Cacavi. 1750 W. Beawes Lex Mercatoria (1752) 754 Manioc of whose Roots Cassave is made. 1828 W. Irving Life C. Columbus (1848) I. 160 A kind of bread called cassava. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 115 I searched for the Cassava Root. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) II. 430 The inhabitants..had none but Cassava bread. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xx. 96 We passed through two old cassava fields. 1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. II. vii. 325 The sweet cassava plant is free from any noxious property. 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xviii. 257 Occupied in preparing cassava-flour. 1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 159/1 Cassave Bread. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1555
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