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tapioca

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