gulaman
English
Noun
gulaman (uncountable)
- (Philippines) Gelatin made from agar, used in certain foods.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gu‧la‧man
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈlaman/, [ɡʊˈl̪a.mʌn̪]
- Rhymes: -aman
Noun
gulaman
- a red alga, especially of the genera Gracilaria and Gelidium
- agar, from which food is made
- a jelly; gelatin; a dessert made from agar or gelatin
- the dehydrated colored bars of Gelidium corneum
Tagalog
sago't gulaman
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *guláman (“gelatin; agar-agar”).[1] Possibly related to Sanskrit गुल (gula, “unrefined sugar, molasses”). Compare Ilocano gulaman (“agar-agar”) & guraman (“slippery seaweed found in river mouths”), Pangasinan gulaman (“extract from agar-agar seaweed from which a jelly-like dessert is prepared”), Maranao golaman (“gelatin; jell”), Malay gula.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gu‧la‧man
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈlaman/, [ɡʊˈla.mɐn]
- Rhymes: -aman
Noun
gulaman
- gelatin made from agar (food)
- agar, from which the food is made
- red alga (genus Agardhiella F.Schmitz)
- ceylon moss (Gracilaria bursa-pastoris)
- Synonym: gulaman-dagat
Derived terms
- gulamanan
See also
- guso
- helatina
- sago
References
- Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary