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Definitions for tapioca
ˌtæp iˈoʊ kətapi·o·ca
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Princeton's WordNet
tapiocanoun
granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
Wiktionary
tapiocanoun
A starchy food made from the cassava plant used in puddings.
Etymology: From tapioca.
Wikipedia
Tapioca
Tapioca (; Portuguese: [tapiˈɔkɐ]) is a starch extracted from the storage roots of the cassava plant (Manihot esculenta, also known as manioc), a species native to the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, but whose use is now spread throughout South America. It is a perennial shrub adapted to the hot conditions of tropical lowlands. Cassava copes better with poor soils than many other food plants. Tapioca is a staple food for millions of people in tropical countries. It provides only carbohydrate food value, and is low in protein, vitamins and minerals. In other countries, it is used as a thickening agent in various manufactured foods.
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Tapioca is a starchy product that is extracted from the cassava plant. It is often used in cooking and baking, primarily as a thickening agent. It is mostly commonly available in the form of small, hard pearls that become soft and translucent when soaked or cooked. Tapioca is gluten-free and is used in a variety of dishes including puddings, bubble teas, and certain types of bread or desserts.
Webster Dictionary
Tapiocanoun
a coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava
Wikidata
Tapioca
Tapioca is a starch extracted from Manioc. This species is native to the Northeast of Brazil but spread throughout the South American continent. The plant was spread by Portuguese and Spanish explorers to most of the West Indies, Africa and Asia, including the Philippines and Taiwan, being now cultivated worldwide. In Brazil, the plant is named "mandioca", while its starch is called "tapioca". The name tapioca is derived from the word tipi'óka, the name for this starch in the Tupí language, which was spoken by the natives when the Portuguese first arrived in the Northeast of Brazil. This Tupí word refers to the process by which the starch is made edible. However, as the word moved out of Brazil it came to refer to similar preparations made with other esculents. In the Philippines, tapioca is usually confused with sago, as the sap of the sago palm is often part of its preparation. In India, the term "tapioca" is used to represent the root of the plant, rather than the starch. In Vietnam, it is called bột năng. In Indonesia, it is called singkong. In Malaysia it is called "Ubi Kayu". In Britain, the word tapioca often refers to a milk pudding thickened with arrowroot.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tapioca
tap-i-ō′ka, n. a farinaceous substance obtained from cassava or manioc by drying it while moist on hot plates, so that the starch grains swell or burst, and the whole agglomerates in small lumps. [Braz. tipioka, the poisonous juice of the cassava.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tapioca in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tapioca in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of tapioca in a Sentence
It’s going to take a long time to be able to say we will not have a shortage of tapioca.
Gluten-free substitutes, if based on rice or tapioca, can be lower in fiber than their traditional counterparts and may not be fortified with B vitamins or iron, a mandatory addition to any processed wheat product in the Julie Stefanski.
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- тапиокаBelarusian
- ট্যাপিওকাBengali
- tapiokaCzech
- TapiokaGerman
- ταπιόκαGreek
- tapiokoEsperanto
- tapiocaSpanish
- tapiokaFinnish
- tapiocaFrench
- taipiócaIrish
- साबूदानाHindi
- tápiókaHungarian
- տապիոկաArmenian
- tapiocaInterlingua
- tapiocaItalian
- タピオカJapanese
- साबुदाणाMarathi
- tapjokaMaltese
- သာဂူBurmese
- tapiocaPortuguese
- тапиокаRussian
- tapiokaSwedish
- ஆளுவல்லி, மரவள்ளிக்கிழங்குTamil
- కర్రపెండలంTelugu
- balinghoyTagalog
- tapyokaTurkish
- тапіокаUkrainian
- ٹیپیوکاUrdu
- bột bángVietnamese
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