sugar

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1sug·ar

noun \ˈsh-gər\

Definition of SUGAR

1
a : a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods b : any of various water-soluble compounds that vary widely in sweetness, include the monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, and typically are optically active
2
: a unit (as a spoonful, cube, or lump) of sugar
3
: a sugar bowl
sug·ar·less \-ləs\ adjective

Examples of SUGAR

  1. Would you pass the sugar, please?
  2. Do you take sugar in your coffee?
  3. Coffee with two sugars and milk, please.

Origin of SUGAR

Middle English sugre, sucre, from Anglo-French sucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, ultimately from Sanskrit śarkarā; akin to Sanskrit śarkara pebble — more at crocodile
First Known Use: 14th century

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