halbgar

German

Etymology

halb (“half”) +‎ gar (“cooked, done”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhalpˌɡaːr/, [ɡaː], [ɡaːɐ̯], [ɡaːʁ]
  • Hyphenation: halb‧gar
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

halbgar (strong nominative masculine singular halbgarer, not comparable)

  1. (cooking) underdone, medium rare
  2. (figurative) half-baked, poorly conceived

Declension

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Further reading
  • “halbgar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “halbgar” in Duden online
  • “halbgar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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