cocoyam
noun
cocoyam is spelled C-O-C-O-Y-A-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cocoyam means “New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cocoyam is cocoyams.
How many letters and syllables are in cocoyam?
| Letters | 7: C-O-C-O-Y-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cocoyam?
Cocoyam appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 cocoyam?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cocoyam.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cocoyam
- cocoyams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cocoyam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
- 2
Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cocoyam in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | taioba, tajá |
| Spanish | malanga, macal, ocumo, otoe, quequisque, rascadera |
| German | Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel |
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 cocoyam come from?
From coco + yam, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. New cocoyam was so named because it resembled old cocoyam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).