sugar

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A sweet white or brown substance used to flavour food and drink.

   He takes his coffee with two spoons of sugar.

2. 2
   noun

   A small serving of sugar, such as a teaspoonful for a drink.

   He has his coffee white with one sugar.

3. 3
   noun

   Any of various carbohydrates that give energy to living things.

   Fruit contains natural sugars.

4. 4
   verb

   To add sugar to something to make it sweet.

   She sugared her tea before drinking it.

Common collocations

• superfine sugar Adjective + noun
• malt sugar Noun + noun
• castor sugar Noun + noun
• granular sugar Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Inherited from Middle English sugre, borrowed from Old French çucre, borrowed from Old Italian zucchero, borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), borrowed from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iran…

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