Starchy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consisting of or containing starch

rigidly formal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɑːɹtʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɑːtʃi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɑːtʃi/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɑːɹtʃi/.

Examples

starchy foods
a starchy manner
the letter was stiff and formal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stiff buckram

Antonyms

starchless

Parts of Speech

adjective	consisting of or containing starch “starchy foods”
adjective	rigidly formal “a starchy manner”

Word Forms

starch	noun	a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
stiffness	noun	the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stärkehaltig

bestehend aus oder enthaltend Stärke

🇫🇷French

féculent

consistant en ou contenant de l'amidon

🇪🇸Spanish

amiláceo

que consiste en o contiene almidón

🇮🇹Italian

amidaceo

costituito o contenente amido

🇳🇱Dutch

zetmeelrijk

die uit zetmeel bestaat of deze bevat

🇵🇹Portuguese

amiláceo

consistindo em ou contendo amido

🇷🇺Russian

крахмалистый

состоящий из или содержащий крахмал

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माड़ीदार

स्टार्च से युक्त या युक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

স্টার্চি

গঠিত বা স্টার্চ ধারণকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

மாவுச்சத்து

மாவுச்சத்து கொண்டது அல்லது கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

పిండి పదార్ధం

పిండి పదార్ధాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది లేదా కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पिष्टमय

स्टार्च असलेले किंवा त्यात असलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટાર્ચયુક્ત

સ્ટાર્ચનો સમાવેશ અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಷ್ಟ

ಪಿಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്നജം

അന്നജം അടങ്ങിയതോ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਾਰਚ

ਸਟਾਰਚ ਵਾਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشاستہ دار

نشاستہ پر مشتمل یا اس پر مشتمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淀粉质的

由淀粉组成或含有淀粉

🇯🇵Japanese

でんぷん質の

デンプンからなる、またはデンプンを含む

🇰🇷Korean

딱딱한

전분으로 구성되거나 함유되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có tinh bột

bao gồm hoặc chứa tinh bột

🇹🇭Thai

แป้ง

ประกอบด้วยหรือประกอบด้วยแป้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertepung

terdiri dari atau mengandung pati

🇵🇭Filipino

puno ng almirol

binubuo ng o naglalaman ng almirol

🇲🇾Malay

berkanji

terdiri daripada atau mengandungi kanji

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشوي

تتكون من أو تحتوي على النشا

🇮🇷Persian

نشاسته ای

شامل یا حاوی نشاسته

🇹🇷Turkish

nişastalı

nişastadan oluşan veya nişasta içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲמִילָנִי

המורכב או מכיל עמילן

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