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Taro vs Poi - What's the difference?

taro | poi |

As nouns the difference between taro and poi

is that taro is Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato while poi is a national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.

As a proper noun Taro

is a river and valley in Italy.

taro

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia taro)
  • Colocasia esculenta , raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
  • Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia'', ''Alocasia etc.
  • Food from a taro plant.

    • Synonyms

    * (Colocasia esculenta) colocasia, elephant ears * (similar plants) * (edible portion) dasheen

    Hyponyms

    * (similar plants) giant taro, Alocasia'' and species, especially ; ''Xanthosoma sagittifolium

    Derived terms

    * Chinese taro, chinese taro * giant swamp taro * giant taro * metallic taro * swamp taro * taro flying frog

    See also

    * eddo

    Anagrams

    * ----

    poi

    English

    (wikipedia poi)

    Noun

    (po)
  • A national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking]] and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and [[reduce, reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.
  • A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
  • A style of performance art originating in New Zealand Maori culture.
  • The equipment used in such a performance, typically a pair of short cords with a soft cloth ball at one end of each piece. Similar items, of different construction, are used in a more modern style of fire poi.

    • Anagrams

    * English terms derived from Hawaiian ----