tärkki — meaning in English

English meaning

• dressing noun A sauce added to a salad or dish, often oil-based.
• starch noun A carbohydrate found in foods like potatoes, rice, and grains, used by the body for energy.

Senses

tärkki is used for these senses in English:

• dressing Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
• starch (countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.

dressing — full definition

1. noun A sauce added to a salad or dish, often oil-based.
2. noun A protective covering or bandage applied to a wound.
3. noun The act of getting dressed, or the clothes and accessories someone wears.

starch — full definition

1. noun A carbohydrate found in foods like potatoes, rice, and grains, used by the body for energy.
2. noun A substance used to stiffen fabric, especially collars and shirts, when doing laundry.
3. verb To treat fabric with starch to make it stiff.

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