gulaman

gulaman (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) Gelatin made from agar, used in certain foods.

• Hyphenation: gu‧la‧man
• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlaman/, [ɡʊˈl̪a.mʌn̪]
• Rhymes: -aman

gulaman

1. a red alga, especially of the genera Gracilaria and Gelidium
2. agar, from which food is made
3. a jelly; gelatin; a dessert made from agar or gelatin
4. the dehydrated colored bars of Gelidium corneum

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.

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈlaman/, [ɡʊˈla.mɐn]
• Rhymes: -aman
• Hyphenation: gu‧la‧man

gulaman (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜋᜈ᜔)

1. gelatin made from agar (food)
2. agar, from which the food is made
   1. red alga (genus Agardhiella F.Schmitz)
   2. ceylon moss (Gracilaria bursa-pastoris)

      Synonym: gulaman-dagat

• “gulaman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018