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tania

noun
tan·​ia
variants: or tanier or tannia or tannier or tanya or less commonly tanyah \ ˈtanÄ“É™(r) , -​nyÉ™(r) \
plural -s

Definition of tania

: any of several aroids having edible farinaceous roots: such as
a : taro sense 1
b : yautia sense a

History and Etymology for tania

French tannie, perhaps modification (influenced by tanaisie tansy, from Old French tanesie) of a word of Arawakan, Cariban, or Tupian origin; akin to Arawak taya taro, Calinago táia, Tupi taiá

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