キャッサバ

noun

cassava; manioc; tapioca plant

Refers to the plant Manihot esculenta and its starchy tuberous root. In Japanese, キャッサバ often denotes the plant or the root itself, while タピオカ (tapioca) usually refers to the processed starch or pearls.

• キャッサバは熱ねっ帯たい地ち域いきで広ひろく栽さい培ばいされている。

  Cassava is widely cultivated in tropical regions.

• キャッサバの根ねからタピオカが作つくられる。

  Tapioca is made from cassava roots.