tapioca
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Definition of tapioca
1
: a usually granular preparation of cassava starch used especially in puddings and as a thickening in liquid food
also
: a dish (such as pudding) containing tapioca
2
: cassava
Examples of tapioca in a Sentence
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Gluten-free products often replace glutenous ingredients with things like tapioca and white rice flour, which often contain higher amounts of calories, sugar and fat than gluten, dietitian Julie Stefanski told CNN in 2018. — Scottie Andrew, CNN, "Eating more gluten early in life is tied to children's higher risk of celiac disease, a study says," 13 Aug. 2019 In a bowl, stir the tapioca flour or cornstarch and 4 tablespoons of cold water until smooth, then stir it into the berry mixture. — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, "Recipes: Three refreshing blueberry desserts," 24 July 2019 Chewy, thick tapioca noodles and chunks of crab comprise the viscous, briny banh canh cua. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "The best restaurants in Mesa," 15 July 2019 Inside Hong Huong, also in Garden Grove, posters advertised corn milk on ice and the refrigerator was full of tapioca drinks and Vietnamese sweets. — Tejal Rao, New York Times, "The Art of Banh Cuon, Vietnamese Rice Rolls," 20 June 2019 Its cruelty-free formulation, which includes ingredients like tapioca starch, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), coconut oil, and shea butter, keeps me smelling like a tasteful amount of vanilla through all of the day鈥檚 trials and tribulations. — Tess Garcia, Health.com, "I鈥檝e Tried Tons of Aluminum-Free Deodorants, and This Is the Only One That Actually Works," 26 July 2019 Most memorable is a tropical parfait made with pineapple compote, tapioca, coconut dried meringue and passion fruit sorbet. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "The world鈥檚 best waterfront restaurants promise more than a view," 23 July 2019 For example, switch the potato starch for cornstarch or tapioca and/or the rice flour for wheat flour. — Scientific American, "Put Edible Paper to the Test," 18 July 2019 Unlike your average beauty line, this one is formulated with sweaty faces and bodies in mind, made with shine-reducing ingredients like tapioca starch to absorb excess oil and moisturizing ones, like shea butter and coconut oil. — Tiffany Dodson, SELF, "I Sweat My Way Through Lululemon's New Line of Exercise-Friendly Beauty Products," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tapioca.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tapioca
tapioca
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tapioca
: the small, white grains of the cassava plant
: a dessert made by cooking tapioca grains usually with milk, eggs, and sugar
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tapioca
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Kids Definition of tapioca
: small pieces of starch from roots of a tropical plant used especially in puddings
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