gulaman
English edit
Noun edit
gulaman (uncountable)
- (Philippines) Gelatin made from agar, used in certain foods.
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
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”), and Malay gula.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gulaman (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜋᜈ᜔)
- 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
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See also edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “gulaman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018