Explore Cocoyam through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like taro or dasheen. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cocoyam in a sentence
Cocoyam meaning
- New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
- Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.
Using Cocoyam
- The main meaning on this page is: New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga. | Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.
- Useful related words include: taro, dasheen, eddo, root.
Context around Cocoyam
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cocoyam
- In this selection, "cocoyam" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aka and taro stand out and add context to how "cocoyam" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adds that cocoyam aka taro and cocoyam is often. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cocoyam" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cocoyam
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cocoyam is often boiled, fried, or roasted and eaten with a sauce. (12 words)
Another report from 2013 (Eleazu et al.) also adds that cocoyam aka Taro and diabetes are two ‘great friends’ and patients can eat the plant to manage their mellitus (level of sugar in blood). (34 words)
Cocoyam (Taro) contains some calcium, vitamin C, vitamin E and B vitamins, as well as magnesium, manganese, copper and fiber which aids in the digestive process, makes elimination of stool easy and also helps in cancer prevention, according to experts. (40 words)
Cocoyam (Taro) contains some calcium, vitamin C, vitamin E and B vitamins, as well as magnesium, manganese, copper and fiber which aids in the digestive process, makes elimination of stool easy and also helps in cancer prevention, according to experts. (40 words)
Another report from 2013 (Eleazu et al.) also adds that cocoyam aka Taro and diabetes are two ‘great friends’ and patients can eat the plant to manage their mellitus (level of sugar in blood). (34 words)
Cocoyam is often boiled, fried, or roasted and eaten with a sauce. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
Another report from 2013 (Eleazu et al.) also adds that cocoyam aka Taro and diabetes are two ‘great friends’ and patients can eat the plant to manage their mellitus (level of sugar in blood).
Cocoyam (Taro) contains some calcium, vitamin C, vitamin E and B vitamins, as well as magnesium, manganese, copper and fiber which aids in the digestive process, makes elimination of stool easy and also helps in cancer prevention, according to experts.
Cocoyam is often boiled, fried, or roasted and eaten with a sauce.