noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˌkɛɹəˈɡinən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkæɹəˈɡiːnən/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carrageenin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gum
History
Etymology
From carrageen + -an, an alternative form of -in.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
carragahen
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Catalan:
carraguenina
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Chinese Mandarin:
卡拉膠 /卡拉胶
(kǎlājiāo)
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Estonian:
karragenaan
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Finnish:
karrageeni
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
French:
carraghénane
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
German:
Carrageen
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Korean:
카라기난
(karaginan)
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Polish:
karagen
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Russian:
каррагина́н
(karraginán)
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Spanish:
carragenina
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed
Ukrainian:
каррагінан
(karrahinan)
— Food additive made from extract of red seaweed