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Meanings of cassava starch in English

Portuguese
aipim
Catalan
mandioca

A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.

        aipim
        Portuguese
        polvilho
        Spanish
        almidón de mandioca

        Cassava starch powder.

              polvilho
              Usage of cassava starch in English
              1
              Cheap imports of cassava and cassava starch have largely been used instead of domestic corn in refineries, whose main products include ethanol and corn syrup.
              Reuters
              2
              He looked bigger than usual because his shirt was bloated, pumped up by cassava starch, and his trousers had two hard lines like sharp blades.
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              Translations for cassava starch
              Catalan
              mandioca