dasheen

[ da-sheen ]

noun

1. the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.

dasheen

/ dæˈʃiːn /

noun

1. another name for taro

Word History and Origins

Origin of dasheen¹

1895–1900; representing French de Chine of China

Word History and Origins

Origin of dasheen¹

C19: perhaps changed from French ( chou ) de Chine (cabbage) of China

Example Sentences

Spiny lobsters stuffed with dasheen, a root vegetable similar to taro; braised conch with onions, peppers and garlic; and my personal favorite, stuffed trunkfish.

From Washington Post

Yet the corms, or bulbous tubers, of the dasheen plant are the “coco” of Jamaican cuisine, and the young leaves are a popular boiled green.

From New York Times

Greengrocers offer root vegetables the size of melons with names like dasheen and igname.

From New York Times

Corn soup is thick and filling; so is the cow heel soup, usually brimming with ground vegetables like dasheen root, cassava and yam that have long been a staple here.

From New York Times

The dasheen is well adapted for the stuffing of fowl.

From Project Gutenberg