Definitions for Taro

Taro ta·ro

Spelling: [tahr-oh, tair-oh, tar-oh]
IPA: /ˈtɑr oʊ, ˈtɛər oʊ, ˈtær oʊ/

Taro is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in Taro (aort).

Definitions for Taro

noun

  1. a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
  2. the tuber itself.

Origin of Taro

Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1770-80

Examples for Taro

taro understands their language, which is much like that of Tahiti and his own country.

taro warns us that they are about to commence an assault on the vessel.

On a May-day of sunshine like the present, the taro is a gentle stream.

Yams and taro, and a fowl now and then, will be my food until the ship comes.

They did not, however, neglect their taro fields; and I was sent out as usual to work.

I asked taro whether he had ever eaten any of his fellow-creatures.

McElroy found bitterns in taro patches at Truk in December, 1945.

Still we can obtain no information from taro; he only says, “You will see, you will see.”

taro says he had grown weary of life, and they did it to please him.

I know that your food is done, but I can give you plenty of fish and taro.

Word Value for Taro
Scrable

4

Words with friends

4

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