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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi t?p??óka Date: 1707 1. a usually granular preparation of cassava starch used especially in puddings and as a thickening in liquid food; also a dish (as pudding) containing tapioca 2. cassava

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a starchy substance in hard white grains obtained from cassava and used for puddings etc. Etymology: Tupi-Guarani tipioca f. tipi dregs + og, ok squeeze out

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tapioca Tap`i*o"ca, n. [Braz. tapioka: cf. Pg., Sp. & F. tapioca.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Tapioca is a food consisting of white grains, rather like rice, which come from the cassava plant.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Purified cassava, manioc.