Word Meaning

tapioca definition and meaning

n. 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.

Crossword clues for tapioca

- A starchy food
- Cassava grains that poison crab, oddly enough
- Cassava starch
- Farinaceous food substance
- It is used for making puddings
- Pudding starch
- Starch used in cooking
- Starchy substance
- Told to tap pea ochre to make starchy pudding
- Type of pudding
- What starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant is used as a thickening agent?