siwgr
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- siwgwr (North Wales colloquial)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sucre, from Old French çucre, chucre, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ʃʊɡr/, [ˈʃʊɡr̩]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ʃʊɡʊr/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ʃʊɡr/, [ˈʃʊɡr̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈʃuːɡɪr/, /ˈʃʊɡɪr/
Noun[edit]
siwgr m (usually uncountable, plural siwgrau or siwgroedd, not mutable)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siwgr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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