HyperDic: manioca

English > 1 sense of the word manioca:
NOUNsubstancemanioca, cassava, cassava starch, manioca starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant
English > manioca: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.
Synonymscassava, cassava starch, manioc
Broaderstarch, amylumA complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice
Substance oftapiocagranular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
Spanishcasabe, casava, mandioca, yuca
Catalancassava, mandioca, tapioca, yuca

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