Dasheen

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The edible starchy tuberous root of the taro plant, widely used as a food staple in tropical regions.

“The soup was thickened with grated dasheen, giving it a rich and pleasantly earthy flavour.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

da·sheen

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Synonyms

taro cocoyam eddodaloedda

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with DASH and ends in EEN, with the SH combination early in the word being a strong positional clue

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Scrabble

The SH combination is useful and the double E at the end is notable, giving this tropical food word a moderate score

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “dasheen”.

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