"tropical American plant cultivated for its edible, tuberous roots," 1560s, from French cassave, Spanish casabe, or Portuguese cassave, from a Haitian word, Taino (Arawakan) caçabi. Earlier in English as cazabbi (1550s).
Caspian
casque
Cassandra
cassate
cassation
cassava
Cassegrain
casserole
cassette
cassia
Cassiopeia
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