cassava starch
- noun
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almidón de yuca
- Bubble tea pearls are often made from cassava starch for their signature chewy consistency.
Examples
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The baker used cassava starch to give the bread a light and chewy texture.
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The recipe calls for cassava starch instead of flour.
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In many tropical countries, cassava starch is a staple ingredient in local dishes.
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I bought some cassava starch for baking.
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In many tropical countries, cassava starch is a staple ingredient in local dishes.
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Bubble tea pearls are often made from cassava starch for their signature chewy consistency.
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The baker used cassava starch to give the bread a light and chewy texture.
Synonyms
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2.4
A white plant substance found in potatoes and corn used for food and to make goods
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5.9
A starchy white food made from the cassava root used to thicken or make puddings
A starchy food made from the root of the cassava plant used like flour or tapioca
How Refined
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cassava' names the plant/source and 'starch' names the product, so 'cassava starch' clearly refers to starch obtained from cassava. This noun+noun source–product pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Cassava starch names the fine white powder taken from the root of the cassava plant. People wash and crush the roots to get the starch, so the name means 'the powder made from cassava' that cooks use to make foods like 'tapioca'.