[responsivevoice]Glutinous[/responsivevoice] [ gloot-n-uh s ]
The word of the day is ‘glutinous.’
This word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun.
The word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Viscous
2. Something that is sticky
3. An item that has glue in its texture
1. The glutinous residue is then used for preparing articles of food.
2. The floor of the veranda was covered with some glutinous substance.
3. Their inner surfaces were coated with a glutinous substance.
4. Why, if we break the stem of a hyacinth, do we see a glutinous fluid exude?
5. Good wheat flour may be known by the quantity of glutinous matter it contains, and which will appear when kneaded into the dough.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
sticky, viscous, tacky, glue-like, gluey, gummy, treacly, mucilaginous
mucous, cohesive, adhesive, claggy, gooey, gloopy, cloggy, gloppy, viscid, viscoid, gelatinous, clammy, ropy, syrupy, tough, viscose, slimy, stiff, thick, tenacious, etc.
An antonym of today’s word is dry.
Quotation:
Black glutinous rice works in both savoury and sweet dishes. It’s a popular pudding rice in south-east Asia, where you’ll often come across it cooked with water, coconut milk and a pandan leaf.
Yotam Ottolenghi
Social Example:
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