taro

noun

ta·​ro ˈtär-(ˌ)ō  ˈter- 

plural taros

: a tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta) of the arum family that has large heart- or arrow-shaped leaves and is grown throughout the tropics for its edible starchy corms and cormels and in temperate regions for ornament

also : its corms and cormels typically cooked as a vegetable or ground into flour

Examples of taro in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of traditional pastry cream, Gold Bunny draws inspiration from Asian flavors, like black sesame cream and taro coconut. — Lia Picard, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Mirroring the Shanghai crowd outside Church's Texas Chicken, New York customers waited in the cold to sample soft-serve ice cream, fruit teas and milk tea with toppings like coconut jelly and taro balls at a store in Herald Square. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Mirroring the Shanghai crowd outside Church’s Texas Chicken, New York customers waited in the cold to sample soft-serve ice cream, fruit teas and milk tea with toppings like coconut jelly and taro balls at a store in Herald Square. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Hui Lau Shan also serves non-mango desserts, including a black sesame porridge, durian pancakes, taro sago chewy balls and an aloe jelly watermelon juice. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Tahitian & Maori

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for taro

• aero
• faro
• garo
• marrow
• narrow
• pharaoh
• sparrow
• bolero
• bracero
• estero
• herero
• montero

Kids Definition

taro

noun

ta·​ro ˈtär-ō  ˈtar- 

ˈter-

plural taros

: a large-leaved tropical Asian plant grown throughout the tropics for its edible starchy rounded underground stem

also : the stem typically cooked as a vegetable or ground into flour