tapioca
A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddingsA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
» Do you want some tapioca pudding?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
Tapioka
тапио́каtapióka
тапіо́каtapióka
granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
(countable, uncountable)The cassava plant, Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is derived; manioc.
Examples
6 sentencesDo you want some tapioca pudding?
I love tapioca pudding.
deIch mag Tapiokapudding. — Esperantostern
Tom only ate tapioca pudding for three weeks before dying suddenly.
deTom hatte drei Wochen lang nur Tapiokapudding gegessen, bevor er ganz plötzlich gestorben ist. — Vortarulo
Look at the instructions on the package of tapioca that you buy.
I'm going to harvest some tapioca and dig up some sweet potatoes.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka.Borrowed from Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka.
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Forms
plural: tapiocasSynonyms
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