tapioca
tap-ee-OH-kuh · noun
Old TupiPortugueseEnglish
Origin
English borrowed "tapioca" from Portuguese "tapioca," which came from Old Tupi "tapi'oka."
Journey
The word passed from Old Tupi into Portuguese and then into English with its meaning intact, naming the same starchy substance all along.
Related words
No cognate or related English word is given in the facts available.
More words
From Old Tupi