EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Tapioca...
to cause to sprout or grow...
to show off; to try to impress...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/tap-YO-ka/
FIL: Isang uri ng gawgaw na mula sa kamoteng-kahoy, karaniwang ginagamit sa paggawa ng sago o perlas para sa mga palamig at dessert.
EN: Tapioca
The chewy black pearls in your milk tea! Or the smaller, clear ones in taho. Before it became the star of the milk tea craze, tapyoka was already chilling in our halo-halo and ginataan for decades.
From Spanish "tapioca", which comes from Tupi "tipi'óka".
Often used interchangeably with 'sago', although they can be made from different starches.
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🇵🇭 Puno ng perlas na tapyoka ang paborito kong milk tea.
🇺🇸 My favorite milk tea is full of tapioca pearls.
🇵🇭 Ang ginataan ay mas masarap kung may sahog na tapyoka.
🇺🇸 Ginataan is more delicious with tapioca mixed in.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.