starchy

starchy
adjective (like or containing starch: cake, biscuits and other starchy foods.)
starchy
tr['stɑːʧɪ]
adjective (comp starchier, superl starchiest)
1 (food) feculento,-a; (person) rígido,-a, estirado,-a, almidonado,-a
starchy ['stɑrʧi] adj, starchier ; -est : lleno de almidón
a starchy diet: una dieta feculenta
starchy
adj.
• almidonado, -a adj.
• amiláceo, -a adj.
• feculento, -a adj.
'stɑːrtʃi, 'stɑːtʃi
adjective -chier, -chiest
a) <diet> a base de féculas or de almidones
b) <person/attitude> almidonado, ceremonioso, acartonado
['stɑːtʃɪ]
ADJ (compar starchier) (superl starchiest)
1) [food] con fécula
2) (fig) [person] rígido, estirado
* * *
['stɑːrtʃi, 'stɑːtʃi]
adjective -chier, -chiest
a) <diet> a base de féculas or de almidones
b) <person/attitude> almidonado, ceremonioso, acartonado

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