Parsnips, squash, carrots, peas and sweet potatoes are considered starchy vegetables.
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Starchy
/ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/
Synonyms for "starchy" (87 found)
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Related word relations
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More general
7 entriesMore specific
12 entriescassavacorncrisp finishcrisp textureformalitypotatopriggishnessreservericerigid texturestiff finishuprightness
Collocations
6 entriesstarch contentstarch-coated fabricsstarch-rich foodsstarchy fabricsstarchy foodsstarchy potatoes
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- колосан adj (hardened with starch)
Finnish
1 entries- tärkätty adj (hardened with starch)
Russian
1 entries- накрахмаленный adj (hardened with starch)
Slovak
1 entries- škrobený adj (hardened with starch)
Spanish
1 entries- almidonado adj (hardened with starch)
Ukrainian
1 entries- накрохма́лений adj (hardened with starch)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The danger, say regulators, is posed when starchy foods are browned to a crisp or possibly even burned. The concern is a chemical called acrylamide, a possible cancer-causing substance, that is produced naturally in food during cooking at high temperatures.
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Beds were made, the dinner-table set, and then we got into our very starchiest and most uncomfortable clothes for church.
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