"agar-agar" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɑɡɑ ˌɑɡɑ/ [Singapore]
Etymology: From Malay agak-agak. Here, the letter k represents a glottal stop, but it is elided by many speakers in Singapore. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|agak-agak}} Malay agak-agak Head templates: {{en-adj|-|nolinkhead=1}} agar-agar (not comparable)
  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative spelling of agak-agak (“involving guesswork”) Tags: Singapore, Singlish, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: agak-agak (extra: involving guesswork)
    Sense id: en-agar-agar-en-adj-T7wtQyUC Categories (other): Singapore English, Singlish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Malay agar-agar (“jelly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|agar-agar||jelly}} Malay agar-agar (“jelly”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} agar-agar (uncountable)
  1. Agar. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-agar-agar-en-noun-dLW2FvHT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 34 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 22 9 9 6 1 6 1 22 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 21 9 9 7 0 7 0 24 15
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A jelly dessert made from agar. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable
    Sense id: en-agar-agar-en-noun-IjR8DxRI Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɑɡɑ ˌɑɡɑ/ [Singapore]
Etymology: From Malay agak-agak. Here, the letter k represents a glottal stop, but it is elided by many speakers in Singapore. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|agak-agak}} Malay agak-agak Head templates: {{head|en|verb|invariable}} agar-agar (invariable)
  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative spelling of agak-agak (“to estimate”) Tags: Singapore, Singlish, alt-of, alternative, invariable Alternative form of: agak-agak (extra: to estimate)
    Sense id: en-agar-agar-en-verb-G0Q~Ij3f Categories (other): Singapore English, Singlish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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