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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstarch
/stɑːtʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An odorless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes.
"Potatoes and pasta are rich in starch."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English stearc 'stiff, strong', of Germanic origin; related to stark.
10 Global Lexicons: How "starch" is said worldwide
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amidon
Transliteration: amidon
"Le pain contient beaucoup d'amidon."
Stärke
Transliteration: Staerke
"Kartoffeln enthalten viel Stärke."
amido
Transliteration: amido
"Le patate sono ricche di amido."
almidón
Transliteration: almidon
"El arroz contiene una gran cantidad de almidón."
amido
Transliteration: amido
"O milho é uma rica fonte de amido."
स्टार्च
Transliteration: starch
"आलू में स्टार्च होता है।"
淀粉
Transliteration: diànfěn
"米饭富含淀粉。"
전분
Transliteration: jeonbun
"감자에는 전분이 많이 들어 있다."
デンプン
Transliteration: denpun
"ジャガイモにはデンプンが多く含まれている。"
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