Parsnips, squash, carrots, peas and sweet potatoes are considered starchy vegetables.
Source: tatoeba (954233)
Starchy
//ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi//
Synonyms for "starchy" (73 found)
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
7 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- колосан adj (hardened with starch)
- скован adj (of personality: starched)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 有淀粉的 adj (containing starch)
Finnish
4 entries- jäykkä adj (of personality: starched)
- muodollinen adj (of personality: starched)
- tärkkelys adj (of or pertaining to starch)
- tärkkelyspitoinen adj (containing starch)
French
1 entries- féculent adj (containing starch)
Greek
2 entries- αμυλούχος adj (containing starch)
- αμυλώδης adj (containing starch)
Ido
2 entries- fekulala adj (of or pertaining to starch)
- fekuloza adj (containing starch)
Malay
1 entries- berkanji adj (containing starch)
Russian
2 entries- крахма́листый adj (containing starch)
- накрахмаленный adj (hardened with starch)
Slovak
3 entries- škrobený adj (hardened with starch)
- škrobený adj (of personality: starched)
- škrobový adj (of or pertaining to starch)
Spanish
3 entries- almidonado adj (hardened with starch)
- amiláceo adj (containing starch)
- feculento adj (containing starch)
Ukrainian
2 entries- крохма́листий adj (containing starch)
- 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.
Source: tatoeba (12257427)
Beds were made, the dinner-table set, and then we got into our very starchiest and most uncomfortable clothes for church.
Source: wiktionary
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