English > starches: 1 sense > noun 1, foodMeaning | Foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread). |
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Narrower | bread, breadstuff, staff of life | Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked |
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potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater | An edible tuber native to South America |
rice | grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished |
Broader | foodstuff, food product | A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
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Spanish | almidones |
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Catalan | midons |
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