"tapioca" meaning in Portuguese

See tapioca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ta.piˈɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ta.pɪˈɔ.kɐ] [Brazil], /taˈpjɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ta.piˈɔ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], [ta.pɪˈɔ.ka] [Southern-Brazil], /taˈpjɔ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /tɐˈpjɔ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: tapiocas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔkɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi tapi'oka. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|tpw:tapi'oka|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Tupi", "term" : "tapi'oka", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "tpw" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "tapioca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="tapioca"> Borrowed from Old Tupi tapi'oka. Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} tapioca f (plural tapiocas)
  1. tapioca (starchy food made from cassava) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tapioca-pt-noun-HUzniqiB
  2. (cooking) crepe made with tapioca, served with various fillings, often meat or cheese Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tapioca-pt-noun-prR5lh8A Categories (other): Cooking, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 19 30 5 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 28 3 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 89 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons: 14 86 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 15 85 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 9 91 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polvilho
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