Where does “agaʼ-agaraʼ” come from?

agaʼ-agaraʼ (Makasar) comes from Malay agar-agar — agar a material obtained from a marine alga, agar-agar.

agaʼ-agaraʼ (Makasar): agar-agar; an edible seaweed (Eucheuma spinosum)

Definitions

  1. agar-agar; an edible seaweed (Eucheuma spinosum)

Ancestry of “agaʼ-agaraʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayagar-agaragar a material obtained from a marine alga, agar-agar
Every word from Malay agar-agar
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