sucar

Catalan

Etymology

From suc (“juice”). First attested in 1653.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [suˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [suˈkaɾ]

Verb

sucar (first-person singular present suco, first-person singular preterite suquí, past participle sucat)

1. To immerse a body into a liquid in order to make it absorbe the fluid, to soak, to dip

   '''Sucar' galetes al cafè

   To dip biscuits in coffee

2. (figuratively) To profit unfairly or illegally

   Quan quelcom sembla ésser un bon negoci, tothom procura sucar-hi

   When something seems to be a good deal, everybody tries to profit from it

3. (figuratively, vulgar, slang) To have sex

Related terms

• suquejar
• sucós
• sucat

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Galician

Alternative forms

• asucar

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin sulcare (“to furrow, plough, turn up”). Cognate with Portuguese sulcar and Spanish surcar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈkaɾ/

Verb

1. (agriculture) to furrow

   Synonym: derregar

Related terms

• suco

Derived terms

• sucada

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sucar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sucar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN