tapioca

tapioca
noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi tɨpɨʔóka Date: 1707 1. a usually granular preparation of cassava starch used especially in puddings and as a thickening in liquid food; also a dish (as pudding) containing tapioca 2. cassava

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  • Tapioca — is a flavorless, colorless, odorless starch extracted from the root of the plant species Manihot esculenta . This species, native to South America, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, bitter cassava, manioc,… …   Wikipedia

  • tapioca — [ tapjɔka ] n. m. • 1783; tapiocha 1651; mot port., du tupi guarani tipioca, de tipi « résidu » et ok « presser » ♦ Fécule amylacée, extraite de la racine de manioc, cuite, concassée en flocons et séchée. Potage au tapioca, ou ellipt un tapioca,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • tapioca — ou tapioka (ta pi o ka) s. m. Fécule de racine de manioc, bien lavée et bien séchée, dite aussi sagou blanc.    Un tapioca, un potage au tapioca.    Tapioca bouillon, sorte de conserve qui fait un excellent bouillon    Quelques auteurs écrivent… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Tapioca — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tapioca — ist u. a. Eine Bibliothek für VoIP Telefonie Tapioca (Software) Eine andere Schreibweise für die Stärkeart Tapioka Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • tapioca — 1640s, from Port. or Sp. tapioca, from Tupi (Brazil) tipioca, from tipi residue, dregs + og, ok to squeeze out (from roots of the cassava plant) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tapioca — sustantivo femenino 1. Fécula de la raíz de la mandioca que se emplea en alimentación: Con la tapioca se hacen sopas o pastas …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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  • tapioca — |ó| s. f. [Brasil] Fécula alimentícia que se extrai da raiz da mandioca …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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