cassava
/kəˈsɑ.və/noun
cassava is spelled C-A-S-S-A-V-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cassava means “Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cassava is cassavas.
How many letters and syllables are in cassava?
| Letters | 7: C-A-S-S-A-V-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cassava?
Cassava appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cassava?
- UK /kəˈsɑː.və/
- US /kəˈsɑ.və/
Cassava has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cassava.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cassava?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cassava from its last stressed vowel (/ɑvə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cassava
- cassavas plural
- cassaba
- cassada
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cassava mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
- 2
The root of this plant.
- 3
Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cassava in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant (''Manihot esculenta''):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | manioc |
| German | Maniok, Mandioka, Kassawa, Kassava |
| Portuguese | mandioca, aipim, macaxeira |
| Spanish | yuca, cashcamote |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cassava come from?
Borrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibiba), from Proto-Arawak *sapi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).