Granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
English: tapioca
Bahasa: tapioka
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kanjiBahasa Indonesia
amylum, starch, tapioca
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Noun
A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice, an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
English: starch, amylum
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