tap‧i‧o‧ca /ˌtæpiˈəʊkə $ -ˈoʊ-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: and Portuguese, from Tupi typyóca]
small hard white grains made from the crushed dried roots of
cassava, or a
dessert made from cooking this
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