tapi
/tapi/from spelling rules
tapi is the Spanish shortened name for tapioca, the starch extracted from the cassava root.
tapi is used as a shorthand way to refer to tapioca.
How do you pronounce it?
/tapi/
Did you know?
- The word tapioca comes from the Tupi language of indigenous Brazilians, where tapi'oka referred to the process of extracting the starch.
- Spanish speakers often use yuca and mandioca interchangeably depending on whether they are in the Caribbean or the Southern Cone.
- Spanish speakers in some regions use yuca to refer to the whole root but tapioca specifically for the processed, pearl-like starch.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are looking at a dessert menu.
- MateoMira, Sofía, venden postre de tapi.Look, Sofía, they sell tapi dessert.
- Sofía¡Qué rico! Quiero probar el tapi.How delicious! I want to try the tapi.
- MateoYo también, pidamos dos porciones.Me too, let's order two portions.
- SofíaPerfecto, Mateo, pidámoslo ya.Perfect, Mateo, let's order it now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
