different between tapioca vs kroepoek

English

Etymology

From Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tæpi?o?k?/

Noun

tapioca (countable and uncountable, plural tapiocas)

1. A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
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Translations

Further reading

• tapioca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

tapioca m (plural tapiocas)

1. tapioca

Italian

Noun

tapioca f (plural tapioche)

1. tapioca

Anagrams

• apatico, atopica, capotai, copiata, opacità

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi tapi'oka.

Noun

tapioca f (plural tapiocas)

1. tapioca (starchy food made from cassava)

Spanish

Noun

tapioca f (plural tapiocas)

1. tapioca

English

Alternative forms

• (Malaysia) keropok
• kerupuk
• krupuk

Noun

kroepoek (plural kroepoeks or kroepoek)

1. An Indonesian shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices.

Synonyms

• prawn cracker
• shrimp cracker

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian krupuk, kerupuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kru.puk/
• Hyphenation: kroe?poek

Noun

kroepoek m (uncountable)

1. prawn crackers, or any other deep-fried crackers from Indonesian cuisine