sugre

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Old Italian zuccaro, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiu̯ɡər/, /ˈsiu̯ɡrə/, /ˈsiu̯kər/

Noun

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sugre (uncountable)

  1. sugar (crystallised sucrose used as a sweetener)
  2. (figurative, rare) Nutrition, nourishment, delight, sweetness.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • English: sugar (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: succar
References
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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sugre

  1. Alternative form of sugren