azúcar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلسُّكَّر (as-súkkar). Cognate with English sugar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθukaɾ/ [aˈθu.kaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈsukaɾ/ [aˈsu.kaɾ]

Noun

azúcar m or f (plural azúcares)

1. sugar

Usage notes

Depending on dialect, when azúcar is immediately preceded by the article, it may be el, even when construed as feminine, even though the initial a is not stressed.

Derived terms

• azúcar flor

 

Related terms

• azucarar (“to sugar, to add sugar to”)
  • azucarera
  • azucarero
  • azucarería

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: asukar
• → Guaraní: asuka
• → Hiligaynon: asúkar
• → Ilocano: asukar
• → Limos Kalinga: asukal
• → Quechua: asukar
• → Tagalog: asukal
• → Waray-Waray: asukar
• → Yucatec Maya: asukaar

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001