halbgar

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German

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Etymology

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halb (half) +‎ gar (cooked, done)

Pronunciation

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

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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

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