tapioca
noun/ˌtæpiˈəʊkə/
/ˌtæpiˈəʊkə/
[uncountable]- hard white grains obtained from the cassava plant, often cooked with milk to make a dessert (= a sweet dish)Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Tupi-Guarani tipioca, from tipi ‘dregs’ + og, ok ‘squeeze out’.
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