(NZ) The oca, , a root vegetable introduced from South America.
(NZ) The oca, , a root vegetable introduced from South America.
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New Zealand English word for sweet potato, borrowed directly from Maori. The standard New Zealand term, carrying no slang register — simply what sweet potatoes are called in New Zealand. The kumara is also culturally significant, having been brought to New Zealand by Polynesian ancestors before European contact, and it features prominently in Maori cuisine and tradition.
(New Zealand) The sweet potato.
A vegetable, the Indian white yam.
(Indian) The elephant foot yam.
From Hindi 'zaminkand' (earth-tuber), a compound of 'zamin' (earth) and 'kand' (tuber). The elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) produces an enormous underground corm that can weigh up to 10 kg. It is a staple in South and Southeast Asian cuisines, popular in curries and street food, and valued in Ayurvedic medicine.