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Translation

sugar

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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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This word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 10: sukero, bani, emocio and 7 more words.