cocoyam

Etymology
, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. New cocoyam was so named because it resembled old cocoyam.

Noun

 * 1) New cocoyam:, particularly , or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
 * 2) Old cocoyam: ; taro.
 * 1) Old cocoyam: ; taro.

Translations

 * Aukan: taya
 * Dutch: tajer
 * Mopan Maya: mäkäl
 * Portuguese: taioba, tajá
 * Spanish:, ,  ,  otoe,  quequisque,  ,  tiquisque,  uncucha,
 * Sranan Tongo: taya


 * Aukan: su, dasini, sineisi taya
 * Bulgarian: таро
 * Dutch: tajer
 * German:, Wasserbrotwurzel
 * Spanish:
 * Sranan Tongo: taya
 * Thai: ,