yuca

noun

yu·​ca ˈyü-kə How to pronounce yuca (audio)
: cassava

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Raw chicken stored above ready-to-eat yuca fries. — Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025 Dishes range from lobster aguachile or deviled beet eggs to hearty mains like bone marrow short rib pappardelle or shrimp tamales with crispy yuca. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026 The Jamaican restaurant is known for dishes like jerk tofu, yuca fries, conch fritters, and Key lime pie, among other crowd favorites. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2025 In Arizona, the honor went to the yuca fries at Butterfly Burger in Sedona. — Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yuca

Word History

Etymology

New Latin jucca, from Taino yuca

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yuca was in 1555

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“Yuca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yuca. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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