Definition
A natural gum obtained from certain Middle Eastern shrubs, used as a thickening agent in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It forms a gel when mixed with water.
Etymology
From Arabic katīrā or through Greek tragakantha meaning 'goat's thorn', referring to the spiny shrub that produces the gum. Arabic pharmacists and confectioners developed many uses for this versatile gum. The word entered English via Latin tragacantha in the 14th century.
Kelly Says
Tragacanth gum can absorb 100 times its weight in water, making it the ultimate natural thickener—Arabic confectioners used this property to create the world's first gummy candies! This humble shrub gum was so valuable that it appeared in royal banquet records as a luxury ingredient.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትራጋካንት
tra-ga-kanth
ARالعربية
اللّبّان
al-lubban
BNবাংলা
ট্রাগাকান্থ
tra-ga-kanth
CACatalà
tragacant
tra-ga-kanth
CSČeština
tragakanta
tra-ga-kan-ta
DADansk
tragacant
tra-ga-kanth
DEDeutsch
Tragakanth
tra-ga-kanth
ELΕλληνικά
τραγακάνθ
tra-ga-kanth
ESEspañol
traga cántiga
tra-ga kan-tee-ga
FAفارسی
تراگاکانت
tra-ga-kanth
FISuomi
tragakanta
tra-ga-kan-ta
FRFrançais
tragacanthe
tra-ga-kan-t
GUGU
ત્રાગાકાંઠ
tra-ga-kaanth
HAHA
tragacanth
tra-ga-kanth
HEעברית
טרגאקנט
tra-ga-kant
HIहिन्दी
त्रागकंथ
tra-ga-kanth
HUMagyar
tragakanta
tra-ga-kan-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
tragakan
tra-ga-kan
IGIG
tragacanth
tra-ga-kanth
ITItaliano
tragacante
tra-ga-kan-te
KKKK
трагакант
tra-ga-kant
KMKM
ត្រាកាកាន
tra-ka-kan
KO한국어
트라가칸트
teuraga-kanteu
MRMR
ट्रागकंथ
tra-ga-kanth
MSBahasa Melayu
tragakan
tra-ga-kan
MYမြန်မာ
တရဂကန်တ
ta-ra-ga-kan-ta
NLNederlands
tragacanth
tra-ga-kanth
NONorsk
tragacant
tra-ga-kanth
PAPA
ਟ੍ਰਾਗਾਕੈਂਥ
tra-ga-kanth
PLPolski
tragakanta
tra-ga-kan-ta
PTPortuguês
tragaça
tra-ga-sa
RORomână
tragacant
tra-ga-kanth
RUРусский
трагакант
tra-ga-kant
SVSvenska
tragacant
tra-ga-kanth
SWKiswahili
tragacanth
tra-ga-kanth
TAதமிழ்
ட்ராகாகாண்ட்
tra-ga-kanth
TEతెలుగు
ట్రాగాకాంత్
tra-ga-kaanth
THไทย
ทราแกคานท์
tra-ga-kan-t
TLTL
tragacanth
tra-ga-kanth
TRTürkçe
tragakan
tra-ga-kan
UKУкраїнська
трагакант
tra-ga-kant
URاردو
ترگاکانت
tra-ga-kanth
VITiếng Việt
tragacanth
tra-ga-kanth
YOYO
tragacanth
tra-ga-kanth
ZUZU
tragacanth
tra-ga-kanth