ζάχαρη

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάκχαρις (sákkharis), via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Pali from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaxari/
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  • Hyphenation: ζά‧χα‧ρη

Noun

ζάχαρη (zácharif (plural ζάχαρες) (plural forms are rare)

  1. sugar, sucrose

Usage notes

Genitive singular: also learned type ζαχάρεως used in the expressions: βιομηχανία ζαχάρεως (sugar industry), εργοστάσιο ζαχάρεως (sugar factory).

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Descendants

  • Aromanian: zahari
  • Bulgarian: захар (zahar)
  • Romanian: zahăr