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gum arabic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

gum + Arabic; the name was used in Arabic and other Middle Eastern languages since the 9th century (صَمْغ عَرَبِيّ (ṣamḡ ʕarabiyy)), and retained in the languages of Europeans who first acquired it via Arab ports.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

gum arabic tree

Synonyms

acacia gum · gum acacia · stabiliser · emulsifier · Arabic gum · Senegal gum · Arabian gum · E414 when used as a thickener · Indian gum · Kordofan gum · acacia

Translations (84)

tg резини арабӣ (substance from acacia trees) · he גומי ערבי (substance from acacia trees) · xh seentsini Arabhu (substance from acacia trees) · uk гуміарабік (substance from acacia trees) · es goma arábiga (substance from acacia trees) · id gom arab (substance from acacia trees) · sh arapska guma (substance from acacia trees) · ro gumă arabică (substance from acacia trees) · lt gumiarabikas (substance from acacia trees) · sh гумарабика (substance from acacia trees) · gl goma arábiga (substance from acacia trees) · fa انگم عربی (substance from acacia trees) · th หมากฝรั่งอาหรับ (substance from acacia trees) · ur عربی گم (substance from acacia trees) · hu gumiarabikum (substance from acacia trees) · arz ضمغ (substance from acacia trees) · pl guma arabska (substance from acacia trees) · hy ռետին արաբերեն (substance from acacia trees) · hi गोंद (substance from acacia trees) · ml ഗം അറബിക് (substance from acacia trees) · mg hihy arabo (substance from acacia trees) · te తుమ్మబంక (substance from acacia trees) · sat ᱜᱚᱵᱞᱚ (substance from acacia trees) · no gummi arabiku (substance from acacia trees) · so xanjo carabi (substance from acacia trees) · ps شيره عربي (substance from acacia trees) · tr Arap zamkı (substance from acacia trees) · moc goma arabica (substance from acacia trees) · ms gam arab (substance from acacia trees) · is arabískt gúmmí (substance from acacia trees) · sv gumi arabicum (substance from acacia trees) · lb ersetzen arabesch (substance from acacia trees) · cs arabská guma (substance from acacia trees) · nl arabische gom (substance from acacia trees) · ne गम अरबी (substance from acacia trees) · uz aqoqiyo (substance from acacia trees) · bn আরবি আঠা (substance from acacia trees) · tr zamkıarabi (substance from acacia trees) · sw sandarusi (substance from acacia trees) · sq gomë arabike (substance from acacia trees) · lv gumiarābiks (substance from acacia trees) · ta அரேபியப்பசை (substance from acacia trees) · br gom arabek (substance from acacia trees) · ga guma arabach (substance from acacia trees) · eu oietako arabiera (substance from acacia trees) · pa ਅਰਬੀ ਗੂੰਦ (substance from acacia trees) · mk арапска гума (substance from acacia trees) · ha ƙārō (substance from acacia trees) · st marenene Searabia (substance from acacia trees) · be гуміарабік (substance from acacia trees) · fr gomme arabique (substance from acacia trees) · cmn 阿拉伯膠 /阿拉伯胶 (substance from acacia trees) · hy արաբական խեժ (substance from acacia trees) · jv permen karet Arab (substance from acacia trees) · de Gummiarabikum (substance from acacia trees) · kk гумиарабик (substance from acacia trees) · ru гуммиара́бик (substance from acacia trees) · mt gomma arabika (substance from acacia trees) · gu ગમ અરબી (substance from acacia trees) · yi גומע אַראַביש (substance from acacia trees) · fi arabikumi (substance from acacia trees) · ar عِلْكَة عَرَبِيَّة (substance from acacia trees) · pt goma-arábica (substance from acacia trees) · uz arab saqich (substance from acacia trees) · am አረብኛ ማስቲካ (substance from acacia trees) · az ərəb diş əti (substance from acacia trees) · cy gwm Arabaidd (substance from acacia trees) · ko 아라비아고무 (substance from acacia trees) · mr डिंक अरबी (substance from acacia trees) · mi kāpia Arāpi (substance from acacia trees) · mn араб бохь (substance from acacia trees) · sm pulu Arapi (substance from acacia trees) · ca goma aràbiga (substance from acacia trees) · ar صَمْغ عَرَبِيّ (substance from acacia trees) · km ស្ករកៅស៊ូភាសាអារ៉ាប់ (substance from acacia trees) · ka რეზინის არაბული (substance from acacia trees) · vi gôm Ả Rập (substance from acacia trees) · af arabiese gom (substance from acacia trees) · sd گم عربي (substance from acacia trees) · fa صمغ عربی (substance from acacia trees) · ceb tagok arabe (substance from acacia trees) · da gummi arabikum (substance from acacia trees) · bg гума арабика (substance from acacia trees) · ja アラビアゴム (substance from acacia trees)