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starch meaning in Kannada

ಗಂಜಿ

UK/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ//ˈstɑɹt͡ʃ/

starch in Kannada: ಗಂಜಿ, ಹಿಟ್ಟು. 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.

Kannada words for starch

ಗಂಜಿ, ಹಿಟ್ಟು

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.

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Questions about starch in Kannada

What is the meaning of starch in Kannada?
Starch in Kannada is ಗಂಜಿ, ಹಿಟ್ಟು.
starch ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Starch: ಗಂಜಿ, ಹಿಟ್ಟು.
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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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: starch (page history and authors). 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 Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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