Tapioca

[,tæpɪ'əʊkə] or [,tæpɪ'okə]

Definition

(noun.) granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings.

Inputed by Jules--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Editor: Vanessa

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Purified cassava, manioc.

Edited by Alexander

Definition

n. a farinaceous substance obtained from cassava or manioc by drying it while moist on hot plates so that the starch grains swell or burst and the whole agglomerates in small lumps.

Typed by Elbert