Tapioca Definition

tăpē-ōkə
noun
A starchy, granular substance prepared from the root of the cassava plant, used to make puddings, thicken soups, etc.
Webster's New World
Pudding made from this substance.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tapioca

Noun

Singular:
tapioca
Plural:
tapiocas

Origin of Tapioca

  • From Portuguese tapioca, from Tupian/Old Tupi tipi'óka, tipioca (“that which is squeezed out of cassava").

    From Wiktionary

  • Portuguese from Tupí typióca ty juice pyá heart oca to remove

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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