Synonyms for taro
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tahr-oh, tair-oh, tar-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɑr oʊ, ˈtɛər oʊ, ˈtær oʊ |
Définition of taro
Origin :- tropical food plant, 1769, from Polynesian (Tahitian or Maori) taro.
- As in tuber : noun vegetable
- I know that your food is done, but I can give you plenty of fish and taro.
- Extract from : « The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson » by Nellie van De Grift Sanchez
- On a May-day of sunshine like the present, the Taro is a gentle stream.
- Extract from : « New Italian sketches » by John Addington Symonds
- They did not, however, neglect their taro fields; and I was sent out as usual to work.
- Extract from : « Twice Lost » by W.H.G. Kingston
- I asked Taro whether he had ever eaten any of his fellow-creatures.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Mary Rose » by William H. G. Kingston
- Still we can obtain no information from Taro; he only says, “You will see, you will see.”
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Mary Rose » by William H. G. Kingston
- Taro understands their language, which is much like that of Tahiti and his own country.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Mary Rose » by William H. G. Kingston
- Taro warns us that they are about to commence an assault on the vessel.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Mary Rose » by William H. G. Kingston
- Taro says he had grown weary of life, and they did it to please him.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Mary Rose » by William H. G. Kingston
- Yams and taro, and a fowl now and then, will be my food until the ship comes.
- Extract from : « Life of John Coleridge Patteson » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- McElroy found bitterns in taro patches at Truk in December, 1945.
- Extract from : « The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 » by Rollin H. Baker
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