gum arabic

English

Noun

gum arabic ‎(plural gums arabic)

Wikipedia

1. An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal. It is used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and in other industries including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.

Translations

substance from acacia trees

• Catalan: goma aràbiga f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿拉伯樹膠, 阿拉伯树胶 ‎(Ālābó shùjiāo)

• Finnish: arabikumi (fi)
• German: Gummiarabikum (de) m
• Hausa: ƙārō m

• Hungarian: gumiarabikum
• Korean: 아라비아고무 ‎(arabiagomu)
• Persian: صمغ عربی ‎(samq-e-arabī) , انگم عربی ‎(angom-e-arabī)
• Portuguese: goma-arábica
• Russian: гуммиара́бик (ru) m ‎(gummiarábik)
• Santali: ᱜᱚᱵᱞᱚ ‎(gabla)
• Telugu: తుమ్మబంక (te) ‎(tummabaṃka)

Synonyms

• E414 when used as a thickener, stabiliser or emulsifier
• gum acacia