tapioca
tapioca Lexical Profile
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• noun
A starchy, granular preparation extracted from the storage roots of the cassava plant, widely used as a thickening agent in cooking or formed into chewy pearls for beverages.
"The popular Taiwanese bubble tea features sweet, chewy tapioca pearls resting at the bottom of the cup."
A sweet dessert pudding made with tapioca grains or flakes, typically mixed with milk or cream and flavored with vanilla.
"For dessert, my grandmother always made a large bowl of warm, creamy tapioca."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into English in the early 18th century from Portuguese 'tapioca', which derives from the Tupi language word 'tipi'óka', meaning 'coagulant' or 'pressed-out juice' referring to the starchy extract of the cassava root.
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