Taro Meaning
/ˈtæɹəʊ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounColocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
nounAny of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
Sentence Examples
It was clear that Hanako did not wish to marry Taro.
Lady Otohime gave Urashima Taro a beautiful Tamate-box.
Taro and Hanako are going to get married next spring.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In Hawaii, people mash ____ to make a sticky purple dish called poi.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In many parts of the world, ____ is a very important root vegetable that is cooked in several different ways today.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Jiasian region is famous for taro ice cream. Even though taro is the key ingredient in the ice cream, people in this area bought taro from other regions. During the post-Typhoon Morakot reconstruction process, JCA and other local organisations encouraged large numbers of farmers in Jiasian to grow taro. The Agriculture Bureau then started investing in Jiasian taro farming. Local taro ice cream makers are now using local taro to support local agriculture."
— 2018, Lena Dominelli, editor, The Routledge Handbook of Green Social Work, Routledge, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 134:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In Hawaii, people mash ____ to make a sticky purple dish called poi.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In many parts of the world, ____ is a very important root vegetable that is cooked in several different ways today.