taro

[ tahr-oh, tair-oh, tar-oh ]

/ ˈtɑr oʊ, ˈtɛər oʊ, ˈtær oʊ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR taro ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural ta·ros.

a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.

the tuber itself.

Compare dasheen.

Origin of taro

Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1770–80

Words nearby taro

Tarn-et-Garonne, tarnish, tarnished plant bug, Tarnopol, Tarnów, taro, tarok, tarot, tarp, tarpan, tarpaper

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Example sentences from the Web for taro

Still we can obtain no information from Taro; he only says, “You will see, you will see.”
The Cruise of the Mary Rose|William H. G. Kingston
Taro tells us the savages say that the spirits of the dead men will guard the house, so that no evil will befall its inmates.
The Cruise of the Mary Rose|William H. G. Kingston
The taro grows in low situations, and demands a great deal of care.
Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific|Gabriel Franchere
Recollecting this, Taro stopped at a teahouse and changed his rough cotton suit for the silken one.
Warriors of Old Japan and Other Stories|Yei Theodora Ozaki

As soon as a man returns from the reef, his wife takes the fish and hawks them from house to house, in exchange for yams or taro.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for taro

taro

/ (ˈtɑːrəʊ) /

noun plural -ros

an aroid plant, Colocasia esculenta, cultivated in the tropics for its large edible rootstock

the rootstock of this plant

Full name: elephant's-ear, dasheen, eddo, Chinese eddo

Word Origin for taro

C18: from Tahitian and Māori

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	taro
释义	taro [ tahr-oh, tair-oh, tar-oh ] / ˈtɑr oʊ, ˈtɛər oʊ, ˈtær oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR taro ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ta·ros. a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber. the tuber itself. Compare dasheen. Origin of taro Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1770–80 Words nearby taro Tarn-et-Garonne, tarnish, tarnished plant bug, Tarnopol, Tarnów, taro, tarok, tarot, tarp, tarpan, tarpaper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taro Still we can obtain no information from Taro; he only says, “You will see, you will see.” The Cruise of the Mary Rose\|William H. G. Kingston Taro tells us the savages say that the spirits of the dead men will guard the house, so that no evil will befall its inmates. The Cruise of the Mary Rose\|William H. G. Kingston The taro grows in low situations, and demands a great deal of care. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific\|Gabriel Franchere Recollecting this, Taro stopped at a teahouse and changed his rough cotton suit for the silken one. Warriors of Old Japan and Other Stories\|Yei Theodora Ozaki As soon as a man returns from the reef, his wife takes the fish and hawks them from house to house, in exchange for yams or taro. The Fijians\|Basil Thomson British Dictionary definitions for taro taro / (ˈtɑːrəʊ) / noun plural -ros an aroid plant, Colocasia esculenta, cultivated in the tropics for its large edible rootstock the rootstock of this plant Full name: elephant's-ear, dasheen, eddo, Chinese eddo Word Origin for taro C18: from Tahitian and Māori Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to taro beet, potato, bulb, root, yam, turnip, jalap, salep
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taro

noun, plural ta·ros.

Origin of taro

Words nearby taro

Example sentences from the Web for taro

British Dictionary definitions for taro

noun plural -ros

Word Origin for taro

Words related to taro