sugar
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See also sugár
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French çucre, from Mediaeval Latin zuccarum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكّر (súkkar), from Persian شکر (šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā), “‘ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel’”), akin to Acnient Greek κρόκη (krókē), “‘pebble’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈʃʊɡə/, SAMPA: /"SUg@
- (US) enPR: sho͝ogʹər, IPA: /ˈʃʊɡɚ/, SAMPA: /"SUg@`
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ʊɡə(r)
[edit] Noun
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sugar (countable and uncountable; plural sugars)
- (uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
- (countable) When used to sweeten drink, an amount of such crystalline sucrose approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon.
- He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.
- (countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
- (countable) A generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.
- (countable) A term of endearment.
- I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.
- (countable, slang) A kiss.
- (chiefly southern US, slang, uncountable) Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
- I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.
- (uncountable, informal) Diabetes.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from the noun sugar
[edit] Translations
sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink
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any of a series of carbohydrates used by organisms to store energy
generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc
term of endearment
slang: a kiss
slang: effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality
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[edit] Verb
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to sugar (third-person singular simple present sugars, present participle sugaring, simple past and past participle sugared)
- (transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
- John heavily sugars his coffee.
- (transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
- She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.
[edit] Synonyms
- (add sugar to): sweeten
- (make less unpleasant): sweeten, sugar-coat
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb sugar
[edit] Translations
to add sugar to, to sweeten
to make something seem less unpleasant
[edit] Interjection
sugar
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used in place of shit!
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[edit] See also
See also
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sugar
[edit] Portuguese
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[edit] Verb
sugar (present participle sugando)
- to suck
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb sugar
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| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele/ela/você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles/elas/vocês) |
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| Impersonal | sugar | |||||
| Personal | sugar | sugares | sugar | sugarmos | sugardes | sugarem |
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| sugando | ||||||
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| Masculine | sugado | sugados | ||||
| Feminine | sugada | sugadas | ||||
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| Present | sugo | sugas | suga | sugamos | sugais | sugam |
| Imperfect | sugava | sugavas | sugava | sugávamos | sugáveis | sugavam |
| Preterite | suguei | sugaste | sugou | sugamos sugámos |
sugastes | sugaram |
| Pluperfect | sugara | sugaras | sugara | sugáramos | sugáreis | sugaram |
| Future | sugarei | sugarás | sugará | sugaremos | sugareis | sugarão |
| Conditional | sugaria | sugarias | sugaria | sugaríamos | sugaríeis | sugariam |
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| Present | sugue | sugues | sugue | suguemos | sugueis | suguem |
| Imperfect | sugasse | sugasses | sugasse | sugássemos | sugásseis | sugassem |
| Future | sugar | sugares | sugar | sugarmos | sugardes | sugarem |
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| Affirmative | sugue | suga | sugue | suguemos | sugai | suguem |
| Negative (não) | sugue | sugues | sugue | suguemos | sugueis | suguem |
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