First Known Use: 1899
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yautia
noun yau·tia \ˈyau̇-tē-ə\
Definition of YAUTIA
: any of several aroid plants (genus Xanthosoma, especially X. sagittifolium) chiefly of tropical America with starchy edible shaggy brown tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes; also : one of these tubers
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Origin of YAUTIA
American Spanish yautía, from Taino
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