Coco

[koh-koh]

Definition

Taro or eddoe root vegetable; coconut (depending on context).

Example Sentences

Patois:
Add some piece a coco to di chicken soup.
English:
Add some pieces of taro root to the chicken soup.

Patois:
Wi boil coco, yam, and dumpling fi lunch.
English:
We boiled taro, yam, and dumplings for lunch.

Usage Tip

In Jamaican culinary terms, "coco" specifically refers to taro root (Xanthosoma / Colocasia) used in soups and hard food.

Patois Synonym: eddoe; taro
English Synonym: taro root; eddoe

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