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zucar

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin sugo. Cognate with Galician zugar, Catalan xuclar, French sucer and Portuguese sugar.

Verb

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zucar (first-person singular indicative present zuco, past participle zucáu)

  1. to suckle (milk from a mother's breast)
    Synonym: mamar
  2. to hit slightly, without hurting

Conjugation

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References

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  • zucar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “zucar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Friulian

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Etymology

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From Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar) (probably borrowed via one or multiple Italo-Romance languages), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian škl (/⁠šakar⁠/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Compare Venetan sùcaro, Istriot soûcaro, Italian zucchero, Romansch zutger, French sucre.

Noun

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zucar m (plural zucars)

  1. sugar

Derived terms

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