Malanga

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A tropical American plant of the arum family bearing starchy edible tubers that are cooked and eaten in a manner similar to yams or potatoes.

“The Caribbean stew was thickened with malanga, giving it a rich and earthy flavour.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ma·lan·ga

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Synonyms

yautiatanniaspoonflower

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Wordle

Contains three As spread through the word, the NG combination in positions five and six is distinctive

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, three As and common consonants make this manageable for clearing surplus vowels from the rack

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “malanga”.

malaga agama alang alman amaga amala amalg amang anama ganam laang lagan lagna lamna maana magna manal manga agal agla agma alan alga alma

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