sucre

See also Sucre, and sucré

English

Noun

sucre (plural sucres)

1. The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.

Anagrams

• cruse, cures, curse

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old French çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكّر (súkkar), from Persian شکر (šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar”); see sugar for more details.

Noun

sucre m (plural sucres)

1. sugar

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /sykʁ/, X-SAMPA: /sykR/

Noun

sucre m (plural sucres)

1. sugar

Related terms

canne à sucre pain de sucre sucrage sucrant sucrase sucrate sucré sucre blanc sucre bleu sucre d’orge sucre de pomme sucre de plomb sucre de saturne sucre en poudre

sucre glace sucre roux sucre simple sucrer sucrerie sucrette sucrier sucrière sucrin susucre, su-sucre tout sucre tout sucre, tout miel tout sucre et tout miel tout sucre et miel

Anagrams

• crues, crûes, cures, curés, écrus, reçus, sucer

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Old French

Noun

sucre m (nominative singular sucres)

1. Alternative form of çucre.