タロイモ

noun

taro; cocoyam; dasheen

Refers to the starchy root vegetable Colocasia esculenta, commonly used in tropical cuisines. The term is a loanword from English, and the katakana spelling is standard.

• ハワイではタロイモからポイを作つくります。

  In Hawaii, they make poi from taro.

• タロイモ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ます。

  Taro is widely cultivated in tropical regions.