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tapioca pearl

tapioca pearl noun: a small, edible ball made primarily from tapioca starch.

tapioca pearl: a small, edible ball made primarily from tapioca starch
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Noun

tapioca pearl (plural tapioca pearls)

  1. A small, edible ball made primarily from tapioca starch.
    Synonyms:
    pearl, boba, pearl tapioca, tapioca ball

tapioca pearl meaning in Hindi, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

tapioca pearl in Hindi

edible ball made from tapioca
साबूदाना sābūdānā

tapioca pearl in Indonesian

edible ball made from tapioca
pacar cina, sagu mutiara

tapioca pearl in Thai

edible ball made from tapioca
ไข่มุก kài-múk

tapioca pearl in Vietnamese

edible ball made from tapioca
bột bán, trân châu

Synonyms of tapioca pearl

Forms of tapioca pearl

pluraltapioca pearls

Origin of tapioca pearl

From tapioca + pearl. Compare Mandarin 珍珠 (zhēnzhū).

Questions about tapioca pearl

What does tapioca pearl mean?
Tapioca pearl means a small, edible ball made primarily from tapioca starch.
What is tapioca pearl in Hindi?
Tapioca pearl in Hindi is साबूदाना (sābūdānā). See Tapioca pearl meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is tapioca pearl?
Tapioca pearl is a noun.
What is the plural of tapioca pearl?
The plural of tapioca pearl is tapioca pearls.

Words near tapioca pearl in the dictionary

  1. tapinocephaly
  2. tapinoses
  3. tapinosis
  4. tapioca
  5. tapioca fish
  6. tapioca pearl
  7. tapioca pearls
  8. tapioca pudding
  9. tapioca puddings
  10. tapioca starch
  11. tapioca starches

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