# cassava

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈsɑː.və/ · frequency rank #36,917

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibiba), from Proto-Arawak *sapi.

## Common misspellings (8)
`acssava`, `casasva`, `casava`, `cassaav`, `cassavva`, `cassvaa`, `ccassava`, `csasava`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cassava