tania

noun

tan·​ia

variants or tanier or tannia or tannier or tanya or less commonly tanyah

ˈtanēə(r),

-nyə(r)

plural -s

: any of several aroids having edible farinaceous roots: such as

a

: taro sense 1

b

: yautia sense a

Word History

Etymology

French tannie, perhaps modification (influenced by tanaisie tansy, from Old French tanesie) of a word of Arawakan, Cariban, or Tupian origin; akin to Arawak taya taro, Calinago táia, Tupi taiá

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