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Tapioca

Tapioca Meaning & Definition
Tapioca Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tapioca?

[n] granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

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See Also | cassava | cassava starch | food product | foodstuff | manioc | manioca

Tapioca In Webster's Dictionary

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

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