tapioca

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tap·i·o·ca /ˌtæpiˈəʊkə $ -ˈoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  DFsmall hard white grains made from the crushed dried roots of cassava, or a dessert made from cooking this 〔木薯粉制成的〕西米；西米甜点

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tapioca• On our right rose Kitchen Mesa, shimmering in rich tones of cinnamon, burnt orange and tapioca.• I mean, I don't know why he bothered coming round: he didn't know goose shit from tapioca.• A badly-balanced packet of tapioca crashed from shelf to floor and burst open like a ripe seed-pod.• Those who could feed themselves had at least had the choice of not eating the tapioca that they disliked and going hungry.Origin tapioca (1600-1700) Spanish and Portuguese, from Tupi typyóca

tap·i·o·ca nounChineseSyllable  

white crushed hard dried made roots of grains the small Corpus from

tapioca
tap‧i‧o‧ca /ˌtæpiˈəʊkə $ -ˈoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]small hard white grains made from the crushed dried roots of cassava, or a dessert made from cooking this

tapi·ocaBrE /ˌtæpiˈəʊkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtæpiˈoʊkə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] hard white grains obtained from the cassava plant, often cooked with milk to make a dessert (= a sweet dish) 木薯淀粉