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starch meaning in Bengali

মাড় maṛ

UK/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ//ˈstɑɹt͡ʃ/

starch in Bengali: মাড় (maṛ). In English, starch means a widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

Bengali words for starch

starch
মাড় maṛ

English meaning of starch

  1. noun A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
  2. noun Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
  3. noun A stiff, formal manner; formality.
  4. noun Fortitude.

Full definition of starch

starch in a sentence

  • She starched her blouses.

starch in other languages

Questions about starch in Bengali

What is the meaning of starch in Bengali?
Starch in Bengali is মাড় (maṛ).
starch এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Starch: মাড় (maṛ).
What does starch mean in English?
Starch means a widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

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Bengali words from Wiktionary's Bengali entries whose English meaning is “starch”: মাড়. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: starch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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