tapioca
tap-ee-OH-kuh · noun
Origin
English borrowed "tapioca" from Portuguese "tapioca," which came from Old Tupi "tapi'oka."
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Journey
The word passed from Old Tupi into Portuguese and then into English with its meaning intact, naming the same starchy substance all along.
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From Old Tupi