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tapioca

/tæpiˈoʊkə/

Meanings
noun
A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

Examples :

"My grandmother always makes a delicious tapioca pudding for dessert. "
food plant

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration cassava

cassava noun

/kəˈsɑːvə/

Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

"In many tropical countries, people grow cassava as a staple food crop. "

Illustration food

food noun

/fuːd/ /fud/

Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

"The innkeeper brought them food and drink."

Illustration delicious

delicious adjective

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /diˈlɪʃəs/

Pleasing to taste; tasty.

"The pizza was delicious, so I ate two slices. "

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration pudding

pudding noun

/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/

Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.

"For dessert, my grandmother made a delicious custard pudding. "

Illustration dessert

dessert noun

/dɪˈzɜːt/ /dɪˈzɝt/

A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

"After dinner, we enjoyed a delicious dessert of chocolate cake. "

Illustration puddings

puddings noun

/ˈpʊdɪŋz/

Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.

"After dinner, we had a choice of two puddings: chocolate or vanilla. "

Illustration makes

makes noun

/meɪks/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

Illustration starchy

starchy adjective

/ˈstɑːrtʃi/ /ˈstɑːrtʃiː/

Of or pertaining to starch.

"The mashed potatoes were quite starchy. "

Illustration plant

plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."