tapioca – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
tapioca
n.
starchy substance obtained from the cassava root and used to thicken puddings and other foods
Tapioca
Tapioca is a
starch extracted from
cassava root (
Manihot esculenta). This species is native to the
North Region of Brazil, but spread throughout the South American continent. The plant was carried by
Portuguese and
Spanish explorers to most of the West Indies, and continents of Africa and Asia, including the
Philippines and
Taiwan. It is now cultivated worldwide.
tapioca
Noun
1. granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
(hypernym) foodstuff, food product
(substance-holonym) cassava, manioc
(substance-meronym) cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca
tapioca
nm.
tapioca, starchy substance obtained from the cassava root and used to thicken puddings and other foods
tapioca
nf.
tapioca, starchy substance obtained from the cassava root and used to thicken puddings and other foods
