mandioca mandioca /mændɪˈoʊkə/

noun

1. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca  ( bitter cassava , gari , mandioc , mandioca , Manihot esculenta , Manihot utilissima , manioc , tapioca plant )
   cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca