different between xanthosoma vs malanga

English

Noun

malanga (plural malangas)

1. Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia.
2. Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
3. The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value.
4. Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata, syn. Caladium colocasia).

Translations

See also

• cocoyam, new cocoyam.

References

• malanga at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Malagan, Ma?gala, Málagan, Nagmaal, malagan

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?lan.?a/

Noun

malanga f (plural malanghe)

1. malanga
   • (Can we date this quote?), Gabriel García Márquez, Cent’anni di solitudine, translated from Spanish to Italian by Enrico Cicogna ?ISBN, page 12:

     ... mentre Ursula e i bambini si rompevano la schiena nell’orto per coltivare il banano e la malanga, la manica e l’igname, la ahuyama e la melanzana.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

malanga f (plural malangas)

1. any of several arum family plants grown for their edible tubers: taro, malanga, eddo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?lan?a/, [ma?lã?.?a]

Noun

malanga f (plural malangas)

1. malanga