Tapioca

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 for soups. See {Cassava}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tapioca
       n : granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken
           especially puddings