Editing Tapioca (section)

==Etymology==

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''Tapioca'' is derived from the word ''tipi'óka'', its name in the [[Tupi–Guarani languages|Tupi]] language spoken by natives when the Portuguese first arrived in the Northeast Region of Brazil around 1500.<ref>{{Citation |last=Epps |first=Patience |title=Language and Subsistence Patterns in the Amazonian Vaupés |date=2020-02-27 |work=The Language of Hunter-Gatherers |pages=607–640 |editor-last=Güldemann |editor-first=Tom |edition=1 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |doi=10.1017/9781139026208.023 |isbn=978-1-139-02620-8 |s2cid=214123208 |editor2-last=McConvell |editor2-first=Patrick |editor3-last=Rhodes |editor3-first=Richard A.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title =Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary – tapioca| url =http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/tapioca| access-date =2007-02-19| archive-date =May 9, 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070509143416/http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/tapioca| url-status =live}}</ref> This Tupi word is translated as 'sediment' or 'coagulant' and refers to the curd-like starch sediment that is obtained in the extraction process.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tapioca |url=https://www.shecodes.io/challenge_submissions/177431/embed |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=www.shecodes.io}}</ref>