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Plantain vs Sancocho - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between plantain and sancocho

is that plantain is a plant of the genus plantago , with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species see also psyllium or plantain can be a plant in the genus musa , the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana while sancocho is a soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.

plantain

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) plainteine et al., (etyl) plaintain, from (etyl) , because of the broad, flat shape of the plantain leaves.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A plant of the genus Plantago , with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
  • * 1653 , (Nicholas Culpeper), The English Physician Enlarged , Folio Society 2007, p. 225:
    • The roots of Plantain and Pellitory of Spain beaten to powder and put into hollow teeth, takes away the pains of them.
  • *2003 , (Michael Hofmann), translating Ernst Jünger, Storm of Steel , Penguin 2004, p. 41:
  • *:The paths too are overgrown, but easily identified by the presence on them of round-leaved plantains .
    • Synonyms
    * *
    Derived terms
    * * * * water plantain
    See also
    * (Plantago) * (Plantago) * (Plantago)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) plantano, obsolete variant of .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plant in the genus Musa , the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.
  • The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.
    • Related terms
    * * * * (plantain cutter) * * * (plantain tree)
    See also
    * (wikipedia "plantain") * (Musa) * banana
    Quotations
    * (English Citations of "plantain") ----

    sancocho

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.
  • * 1998, Jay Solomon, 150 Vegan Favorites: Fresh, Easy, and Incredibly Delicious Recipes You Can Enjoy Every Day , ISBN 0761512438, "West Indian Pumpkin Sancocho":
    • Sancocho is the name of a hearty Caribbean stew. This meatless version features potatoes, carrots, and West Indian pumpkin, a huge gourd with a vibrant orange flesh and sweet flavor.
  • * 2004, John Manikowski, Fish Grilled & Smoked: 150 Recipes for Cooking Rich, Flavorful Fish on the Backyard Grill, Streamside, Or in a Home Smoker , ISBN 1580175023, page 134:
    • Is it bouillabaisse, bourride, burrida, cacciucco, solianka, matelote, sancochos, opera de pescado, or zuppa di pesce?
  • * 2005, Rick Eid, "Boys Will Be Boys", Law & Order: Trial By Jury , ISBN 1-4170-8032-9, 0:38:04:
    • And Orlando is sipping beer and eating sancocho at his favorite café.
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