Translation
sugar
Word origin
From French sucre and German Zucker, which reached Europe through Italian zucchero from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, ultimately from Sanskrit sharkara ('gravel, ground sugar'). One of the great travelling trade words.
- Origin
- French and German, ultimately Sanskrit via Arabic
- Root
- sukkar
- English cognates
- sugar, saccharin
Examples
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Do you want sugar in your coffee?
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I drink tea without sugar.
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The cake has too much sugar.
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