tapioca

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If granulated tapioca is substituted for pearl tapioca, but one half the quantity is required APPLE TAPIOCA 3/4 cupful pearl tapioca or 3/4 cupful granulated tapioca 2 1/2 cupfuls boiling water 1/2 teaspoonful salt 6 apples 1/2 cupful sugar If pearl tapioca is used, cover it generously with cold water and allow it to stand one hour or overnight.

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  1. noun A beady starch obtained from the root of the cassava, used for puddings and as a thickening agent in cooking.

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  1. Portuguese, from Tupi typióca : ty, juice + pyá, heart + oca, to remove.

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  1. Formerly also sometimes tapiaca; = French tapioca, tapioka, from Spanish Portuguese tapioca; from Brazilian (Tupi-Guarani) tipioca, the juice which issues from the root of the manioc (cassava) when pressed.
 

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/tæpɪˈoʊkə/
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