sugar

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[edit] English

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[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@`
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Rhymes: -ʊɡə(r)

[edit] Noun

Singular
sugar

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural sugars

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

Adyghe: шъоущыгъу (š’ouščyg"u)
Afrikaans: suiker af(af)
Albanian: sheqer sq(sq) m.
Armenian: շաքար hy(hy) (šak’ar)
Azeri: şəkər az(az), qənd az(az)
Belarusian: цукар be(be) (cukar) m.
Bengali: চিনি bn(bn) (cini)
Bulgarian: захар bg(bg) (záhar) m.
Catalan: sucre ca(ca) m.
Chinese: 糖 (táng)
Croatian: šećer hr(hr) m.
Czech: cukr cs(cs) m.
Danish: sukker da(da) n.
Dutch: suiker nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: sukero eo(eo)
Estonian: suhkur et(et)
Finnish: sokeri fi(fi)
French: sucre fr(fr) m.
Georgian: შაქარი ka(ka) (šak’ari)
German: Zucker de(de) m.
Greek: ζάχαρη el(el) (záchari) f.
Hebrew: סוכר he(he) (sukar) m.
Hindi: शर्करा hi(hi) f., शक्कर hi(hi) f., चीनी hi(hi) f.
Hungarian: cukor hu(hu)
Icelandic: sykur is(is) m.
Ido: sukro io(io)
Indonesian: gula id(id)
Irish: siúcra ga(ga) m.
Italian: zucchero it(it) m.
Japanese: 砂糖 ja(ja) (さとう, satō)
Kazakh: қант (qant)
Kurdish:

Sorani: شه‌کر ku(ku) (shakir)

Latvian: cukurs lv(lv) m.
Lithuanian: cukrus lt(lt) m.
Macedonian: шеќер mk(mk) m.
Norwegian: sukker no(no) n.
Occitan: sucre ca(ca) m.
Ossetian: сæкæр (sækær)
Persian: شِکَر fa(fa) (šekar), شَکَر fa(fa) (šakar), قند fa(fa) (qand)
Polish: cukier pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: açúcar pt(pt) m.
Romanian: zahăr ro(ro) n.
Romansch: zutger rm(rm) m.
Russian: сахар ru(ru) (sáχar) m.
Sanskrit: शर्करा sa(sa) (śárkarā) f.
Serbian: šećer sr(sr) m., slador sr(sr) m. шећер sr(sr) m.
Sinhala: සීනි si(si) (siini)
Slovene: sladkor sl(sl) m.
Sotho: tswekere st(st)
Spanish: azúcar es(es) m.
Swahili: sukari sw(sw)
Swedish: socker sv(sv) n.
Tagalog: asukal tl(tl)
Taos: kophà’ąsíne
Thai: น้ำตาล th(th) (namdtaan)
Tibetan: ཀར (kara), ཁར (khara)
Turkish: şeker tr(tr)
Ukrainian: цукор uk(uk) (cúkor) m.
Welsh: siwgr cy(cy) m.
West Frisian: sûker fy(fy) c.
Yiddish: צוקער yi(yi) m.

any of a series of carbohydrates used by organisms to store energy

Danish: sukker da(da) n.
Finnish: sokeri fi(fi)
German: Zucker de(de) m.
Greek: σάκχαρο el(el) (sákcharo) n., ζάχαρο el(el) (zácharo) n.
Irish: siúcra ga(ga) m.
Japanese: 糖質 ja(ja) (とうしつ, tōshitsu)
Kurdish:

Sorani: شه‌کر ku(ku) (shakir)

Latvian: cukurs lv(lv) m.
Persian: شکر fa(fa) (šekar)
Polish: cukier pl(pl) m.
Russian: сахар ru(ru) (sáχar) m.
Slovene: sladkor sl(sl) m.
Swahili: sukari sw(sw)
Swedish: socker sv(sv) n.
Welsh: siwgr cy(cy) m.

generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc

Czech: cukr cs(cs) m.
Danish: sukker da(da) n.
Finnish: sokeri fi(fi)
German: Zucker de(de) m.
Greek: σάκχαρο el(el) (sákcharo) n., ζάχαρο el(el) (zácharo) n.
Irish: siúcra ga(ga) m.
Japanese: 糖 ja(ja) (とう, tō), 糖類 ja(ja) (とうるい, tōrui)
Kurdish:

Sorani: شه‌کر ku(ku) (shakir)

Latvian: cukurs lv(lv) m.
Persian: شکر fa(fa) (šekar)
Polish: cukier pl(pl) m.
Russian: сахар ru(ru) (sáχar) m.
Slovene: sladilo sl(sl) n.
Swahili: sukari sw(sw)
Swedish: socker sv(sv) n.
Vietnamese: đường vi(vi)
Welsh: siwgr cy(cy) m.

term of endearment

Danish: skat da(da)
Estonian: kullake et(et)
Finnish: kultaseni fi(fi)

French: mon chéri fr(fr) m., ma chérie fr(fr) f., mon chou fr(fr) m.
Macedonian: шеќерче mk(mk) (šéḱerče) n.
Polish: kochanie pl(pl) n., słonko pl(pl)
Slovene: cukrček sl(sl) m.

slang: a kiss

Danish: sukker da(da)
Finnish: pusu fi(fi)

French: bise fr(fr) f., bisou fr(fr) m., bizou fr(fr) m.

slang: effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality

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Abaza: фачыгӀв (fačy’ev)
Abkhaz: ашакар (ašakar)
Adyghe: шъоущыгъу (š’ouščyg"u)
Arabic: سُكّر (súkkar) m.
Blackfoot: náápiiniiwan
Bosnian: šećer m.
Breton: sukr m.
Bulgarian: захар (záχar) m.
Caddo: habeh'tsuwid'dish
Catalan: sucre m.
Chechen: шекар (šekar)
Cheyenne: ve'keemahpe
Chinese: 糖 (táng)
Choctaw: hapi champuli
Comanche: pasinapihnab
Croatian: šećer m.
Dutch: suiker m.
Esperanto: sukero
Estonian: suhkur
Gujarati: ખાંડ (khā.n.d)
Hindi: चीनी (ćīnī), खाँड (khā.n.d) शक्कर (šakkar), शकर (šakar), शर्करा (šarkrā)

Ido: sukro
Ingush: шекар (šekar)
Interlingua: sucro
Italian: zucchero m. (1,2)
Latin: saccharum n.
Korean: 설탕 (seoltang)
Kurdish: şekir
Lithuanian: cukrus m.
Mohawk: katsikhe'takenra
Norwegian: sukker
Ojibwe: ziinzibaakwad
Persian: شکر (shekar)
Romanian: zahăr
Scottish Gaelic: siùcar m.
Serbian: Cyrillic: шећер; Latin: šećer m.
Sindhi: کَنڊِ (kand) f.
Slovak: cukor m.
Telugu: పంచదార (paMćadāra), చక్కెర (ćakkera), తీపి లవణము (tīpi lavaMamu)
Turkish: şeker
Ukrainian: цукор (tsúkor) m.
Urdu: چینی (ćīnī), شکر (šakar), کھانڈ (khān.d)

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to sugar

Third person singular
sugars

Simple past
sugared

Past participle
sugared

Present participle
sugaring

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

Danish: søde da(da)
Finnish: sokeroida fi(fi)
French: sucrer fr(fr)
German: zuckern de(de)
Italian: zuccherare it(it)

Persian: شیرین کردن fa(fa) (širin kardan)
Polish: słodzić pl(pl), posłodzić pl(pl)
Russian: сахарить ru(ru) (sáχarit’) (impf.), посахарить ru(ru) (posáχarit’) (pf.)
Slovene: sladkati sl(sl)
Swedish: sockra sv(sv)

to make something seem less unpleasant

Danish: indsukre da(da)
Finnish: pehmentää fi(fi), kaunistella fi(fi)
German: versüßen de(de)
Italian: zuccherare it(it)

Polish: f. Polish, osłodzić pl(pl)
Russian: подсластить ru(ru) (podslastít’) (pf.)
Slovene: sladkati sl(sl)

[edit] Interjection

sugar

(informal, euphemism) Used in place of shit!

Oh, sugar!

[edit] Translations

used in place of shit!

German: Scheibenkleister de(de) m., Scheibenhonig de(de) m.

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[edit] Anagrams

[edit] Basque

[edit] Etymology

From su + gar.

[edit] Noun

sugar

flame

[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From Latin sugere.

[edit] Verb

sugar (present participle sugando)

to suck

[edit] Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb sugar

Notes:

This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
The last letter g is changed to gu, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these three possible sequences: -ga-, -gue- and -go-.
Verbs with this conjugation include: apagar, cegar, esmagar, largar, navegar, resmungar, sugar.

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	sugar
Personal	sugar	sugares	sugar	sugarmos	sugardes	sugarem
Present participle
	sugando
Past participle
Masculine	sugado			sugados
Feminine	sugada			sugadas
Indicative
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
Subjunctive
Present	sugue	sugues	sugue	suguemos	sugueis	suguem
Imperfect	sugasse	sugasses	sugasse	sugássemos	sugásseis	sugassem
Future	sugar	sugares	sugar	sugarmos	sugardes	sugarem
Imperative
Affirmative	sugue	suga	sugue	suguemos	sugai	suguem
Negative (não)	sugue	sugues	sugue	suguemos	sugueis	suguem

sugar

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[edit] Synonyms

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[edit] Interjection

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[edit] Anagrams

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[edit] Noun

[edit] Portuguese

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