タロウ

noun

tallow

Rendered animal fat used in candles, soap, and industrial lubricants.

• 昔むかしのろうそくはタロウから作つくられていた。

  Old candles were made from tallow.

noun

taro

Starchy root vegetable, also known as 里芋 (satoimo) in Japanese; the loanword タロウ is used in international contexts or for non-Japanese varieties.

• ハワイではタロウからポイという食たべ物ものを作つくる。

  In Hawaii, they make a food called poi from taro.