TAPIOCA

tapioca

(noun) granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tapioca (countable and uncountable, plural tapiocas)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Tap`i*o"ca, n. Etym: [Braz. tapioka: cf. Pg., Sp. & F. tapioca.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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