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noun[U]
A sweet crystalline substance obtained especially from sugar cane or sugar beet, used to sweeten food and drink; sugar.
/sykʁ/
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old French sucre, via Medieval Latin succarum and Arabic sukkar, ultimately from Sanskrit śarkarā meaning ‘grit, gravel, sugar’.
Examples
Je prends mon café sans sucre.
/ʒə pʁɑ̃ mɔ̃ kafe sɑ̃ sykʁ/
I take my coffee without sugar.
Le sucre se dissout dans l'eau.
/lə sykʁ sə disu dɑ̃ lo/
Sugar dissolves in water.
Synonyms
Collocations
sucre en poudre
sucre blanc
sucre roux
sans sucre
ajouter du sucre
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