What does amido in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word amido in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use amido in Portuguese.

The word amido in Portuguese means starch, starch, amido, amido de milho, amido de milho, fécula de batata, amido de trigo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amido

starch

substantivo masculino (polvilho) (powder)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

starch

substantivo masculino (substância extraída de plantas) (in plants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

amido

noun (in food)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Batatas e arroz contém amido.
Potatoes and rice contain starch.

amido de milho

noun (flour made from corn)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

amido de milho

noun (thickener used in cooking)

Use amido de milho para engrossar o molho.
Use cornstarch to thicken the gravy.

fécula de batata

noun (carbohydrate extract used as thickener) (extrato de carboidratos usado para engrossar a massa)

amido de trigo

noun (carbohydrate part of cereal grain) (carboidrato de cereal)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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