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sugar

/ˈʃʊɡə/SHUU-gur
/ˈʃʊɡɚ/SHUU-gur

Meaninggrit, sugar

Common meaning: a sweet crystalline substance

Journey through time

  1. Sanskritśarkarāsource
  2. Persianshakar‘sugar’source
  3. Spanishazucar‘sugar’source
  4. Englishsugar‘a sweet crystalline substance’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Sanskrit śarkarā ‘grit, sugar’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SUGAR, p. 608 · dictionary scan

Roots

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