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- US Pronunciation
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- [gwahr]
- /gwɑr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gwahr]
- /gwɑr/
Definitions of guar word
- noun guar a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth. 1
- noun guar A drought-resistant plant of the pea family, which is grown as a vegetable and fodder crop and as a source of guar gum, native to dry regions of Africa and Asia. 1
- noun guar a leguminous Indian plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, grown as a fodder crop and for the gum obtained from its seeds 0
- noun guar a gum obtained from the seeds of this plant, used as a stabilizer and thickening agent in food (E412) and as sizing for paper 0
- noun guar an annual leguminous plant (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) native to India and grown in the SW U.S. for forage 0
- abbreviation GUAR guaranteed 0
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Origin of guar
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85, guar is from the Hindi word guār
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Parts of speech for Guar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
guar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with guar
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