halbgar
German, adjective/ˈhalpˌɡaːr/
halbgar is a German adjective meaning “underdone, medium rare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht vollständig gar, nur teilweise durchgegart”.
What does halbgar mean in English?
adjective
- 1
underdone, medium rare
- 2
half-baked, poorly conceived
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht vollständig gar, nur teilweise durchgegart
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of halbgar
- halbgarer masculine nominative singular
- halbgare feminine nominative singular
- halbgares neuter nominative singular
- halbgaren genitive masculine singular
- halbgarem dative masculine singular
- der halbgare definite includes-article masculine
- die halbgare definite feminine includes-article
- das halbgare definite includes-article neuter
- die halbgaren definite includes-article nominative
- des halbgaren definite genitive includes-article
- der halbgaren definite feminine genitive
- dem halbgaren dative definite includes-article
- den halbgaren dative definite includes-article
- halb gar alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce halbgar?
- /ˈhalpˌɡaːr/
- [ɡaː]
- [ɡaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is halbgar in German?
halbgar appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).