Meaning of "starch"

starch •

n.
• • 1. a white, tasteless food substance: maputi at walang lasang sustansiya ng pagkain, istarch
  • 2. a substance used to stiffen clothes: almirol, gawgaw

v.
• • to stiffen clothes with starch: mag-almirol, almirulan

» synonyms and related words:

amirol

n.
• • starch [var. almirol]

almirol

Sp n.
• • laundry starch [var. amirol]

apa

n.
• • this rolled wafer of rice starch and red sugar, ice cream cone

gawgaw

n.
• • starch, cornstarch

lumpiya

Ch n.
• • meat, shrimps and/or vegetables packed in rice starch wrapper