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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tapioca

· Tap·i·o·ca · IPA /tæpiˈoʊkə/
01 n. A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. I…
  1. 1.
    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. See: Cassava