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agar-agar

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Singapore/ˈɑɡɑ ˌɑɡɑ/

agar-agar noun: agar. Also the alternative spelling of agak-agak.

Noun

agar-agar (uncountable)

  1. Agar.
    • That done, you heat soya milk with oil and several flakes of agar-agar – a tasteless vegan alternative to gelatine – which dissolve into the liquid over 10 minutes, except they don’t, not really.2018 July 19, Zoe Williams, “Can ditching meat and dairy open up new taste sensations? My week as a foodie vegan”, in The Guardian
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore) A jelly dessert made from agar.

Also used as

agar-agar is also the alternative spelling of agak-agak.

Origin of agar-agar

Borrowed from Malay agar-agar (“jelly”).

From Malay agak-agak. Here, the letter k represents a glottal stop, but it is elided by many speakers in Singapore.

Questions about agar-agar

What does agar-agar mean?
Agar-agar means agar.
What part of speech is agar-agar?
Agar-agar is a noun.
How do you pronounce agar-agar?
Agar-agar is pronounced /ˈɑɡɑ ˌɑɡɑ/ (Singapore).

Words near agar-agar in the dictionary

  1. Agapiya
  2. Agapon
  3. Agapy
  4. agar
  5. Agar Malwa
  6. agar-agar
  7. agar-ation
  8. agara
  9. Agarak
  10. agarase
  11. agarases

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