# tous-les-mois

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A kind of starch with large, oval, flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot or used for adulterating cocoa, made from the rootstocks of a species of Canna, probably Canna edulis.

## Etymology
From French tous les mois (“all the months, i.e. every month”), since the tubers of the plant are edible throughout the year.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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