The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TARO , but the solution may also be PLANTAIN which is one of the most recent solution (1992 in New York Times).
Food staple in the tropics crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TARO | 50 % | 4 |
| PLANTAIN | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Food staple in the tropics
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- taro
- rice
- cassava
- poi
- flour
- cola
- fries
- maize
- manioc
- murphy
- plantain
- potato
Crossword Answer definitions
TARO noun- Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
- Food from a taro plant.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TARO
- Starch source
- A chief crop of Fiji
- Poi base
- Poi source
- Edible root
- Source of poi
- Starchy root
- Tropical tuber
- Root for Hawaiians
- Tuber that's toxic when raw