guar

[ gwahr ]

/ gwɑr /

noun

a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum ) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.

Origin of guar

First recorded in 1880–85, guar is from the Hindi word guār

Words nearby guar

Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, guanxi, Guanyin, guanylic acid, Guaporé, guar, guaracha, guarana, guarani, guarantee, guaranteed annual income

Definition for guar (2 of 2)

guar.

guaranteed.

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Example sentences from the Web for guar

I once came across some hundreds of Saoras performing the Guar Karja.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
If a man is hanged, a string is suspended in the house on the occasion of the Guar, so that the spirit may descend along it.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
Every one of the stones has been put up at one of these Guar feasts.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
The second feast to the dead, also sacrificial, is called the Guar.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

The great feature of the Guar is the erection of a stone in memory of the deceased.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for guar

guar

/ (ɡwɑː) /

noun

a leguminous Indian plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, grown as a fodder crop and for the gum obtained from its seeds

Also called: guar gum a gum obtained from the seeds of this plant, used as a stabilizer and thickening agent in food (E412) and as sizing for paper

Word Origin for guar

C19: from Hindi

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单词	guar
释义	guar [ gwahr ] / gwɑr / noun a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum ) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth. Origin of guar First recorded in 1880–85, guar is from the Hindi word guār Words nearby guar Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, guanxi, Guanyin, guanylic acid, Guaporé, guar, guaracha, guarana, guarani, guarantee, guaranteed annual income Definition for guar (2 of 2) guar. guaranteed. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guar I once came across some hundreds of Saoras performing the Guar Karja. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston If a man is hanged, a string is suspended in the house on the occasion of the Guar, so that the spirit may descend along it. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston Every one of the stones has been put up at one of these Guar feasts. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston The second feast to the dead, also sacrificial, is called the Guar. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston The great feature of the Guar is the erection of a stone in memory of the deceased. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston British Dictionary definitions for guar guar / (ɡwɑː) / noun a leguminous Indian plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, grown as a fodder crop and for the gum obtained from its seeds Also called: guar gum a gum obtained from the seeds of this plant, used as a stabilizer and thickening agent in food (E412) and as sizing for paper Word Origin for guar C19: from Hindi Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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