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"etymology_text": "Probably from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru)",
"forms": [
{
"form": "agars",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "~"
},
"expansion": "agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "agaric"
},
{
"word": "Agarum"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"agarwood"
],
"links": [
[
"agarwood",
"agarwood"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈeɪ.ɡə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɑˌ.ɡɑɹ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈæ.ɡɚ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "(UK) -eɪɡə"
},
{
"rhymes": "(US) -æɡɚ"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agar.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-agar.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-agar.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-agar.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-agar.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "aggur"
}
],
"word": "agar"
}
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