gum arabic in Arabic
صَمْغ عَرَبِيّ ṣamḡ ʕarabiyy
gum arabic in Arabic: صَمْغ عَرَبِيّ (ṣamḡ ʕarabiyy), عِلْكَة عَرَبِيَّة (ʕilka ʕarabiyya). In English, gum arabic means an edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and other purposes including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.
Arabic words for gum arabic
- substance from acacia trees
- صَمْغ عَرَبِيّ ṣamḡ ʕarabiyy, عِلْكَة عَرَبِيَّة ʕilka ʕarabiyya
English meaning of gum arabic
- noun An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and other purposes including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.
Synonyms of gum arabic
- E414 when used as a thickener
- stabiliser
- emulsifier
- gum acacia
- acacia gum
- Arabian gum
- Arabic gum
- acacia
- Senegal gum
- Indian gum
- Kordofan gum
gum arabic in other languages
- gum arabic in Hindi
- gum arabic in Tamil
- gum arabic in Marathi
- gum arabic in Urdu
- gum arabic in Bengali
- gum arabic in Telugu
- gum arabic in Malayalam
- gum arabic in Punjabi
- gum arabic in Gujarati
- gum arabic in Nepali
- gum arabic in Pashto
- gum arabic in Malay
- gum arabic in Indonesian
- gum arabic in Persian
- gum arabic in Thai
- gum arabic in Vietnamese
Questions about gum arabic in Arabic
- What is the meaning of gum arabic in Arabic?
- Gum arabic in Arabic is صَمْغ عَرَبِيّ (ṣamḡ ʕarabiyy), عِلْكَة عَرَبِيَّة (ʕilka ʕarabiyya).
- ما معنى كلمة gum arabic؟
- Gum arabic: صَمْغ عَرَبِيّ (ṣamḡ ʕarabiyy), عِلْكَة عَرَبِيَّة (ʕilka ʕarabiyya).
- What does gum arabic mean in English?
- Gum arabic means an edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and other purposes including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.
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