Definitions for tapiocaˌtæp iˈoʊ kə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tap•i•o•caˌtæp iˈoʊ kə(n.)

  1. a cassava preparation, usu. in granular or pellet

    Category: Cooking

    Ref: ( pearl tapioca )

Origin of tapioca:

1605–15; < Pg < Tupi tipioca lit., juice (of cassava) squeezed out, i.e., pulp after squeezing

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tapioca(noun)

    granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

Wiktionary

  1. tapioca(Noun)

    A starchy food made from the cassava plant used in puddings.

  2. Origin: From tapioca.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tapioca(noun)

    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


Translations for tapioca

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tapioca(noun)

a type of food obtained from the underground part of the cassava plant.

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