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sugar

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noun

sug·​ar ˈshu̇-gər How to pronounce sugar (audio)
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 (such as a spoonful, cube, or lump) of sugar
3
: a sugar bowl
sugarless adjective

sugar

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verb

sugared; sugaring ˈshu̇-g(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce sugar (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to make palatable or attractive : sweeten
a story sugared with romance
2
: to sprinkle or mix with sugar

intransitive verb

1
: to form or be converted into sugar
2
: to become granular
3
: to make maple syrup or maple sugar

Example Sentences

Noun Would you pass the sugar, please? Do you take sugar in your coffee? Coffee with two sugars and milk, please. Verb The clean fruit is then dried and sugared. They've been sugaring since they were children.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over egg wash and sprinkle with raisins. Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 Thes zero-calorie, no-sugar, 64-year-old beverage has become an optimal choice as a mixer. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 In a blender, combine the nuts and 1 cup of the soaking milk, the sugar, sherry, salt and cinnamon. Bill Esparza, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Adam August and Nick Hicks, bakes cookie with flavors such as frosted red velvet, brown-sugar blondies and all-vegan, gluten-free blueberry-lemon swirl and brown sugar cinnamon Pop Tart. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 For waffles, in a medium bowl stir together remaining 11/2 cups flour, the cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and remaining 1/4 tsp. Colleen Weeden, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2022 The ingredients are straightforward: butter, lemon zest, eggs, sugar, all-purpose flour and baking soda. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 In a large bowl, beat together the yogurt, oil, sugar, egg, egg whites and vanilla. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 In a small bowl, combine flour and Ovaltine with a fork, adding sugar, salt, baking powder and butter to combine before gradually adding milk and mixing well to combine. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
Verb
But he may be forced to cut down his trees and switch to sugar cane or wheat if there are a few more years of bad harvests. Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 18 June 2022 The lone star tick can also cause a rare reaction, known as alpha-gal syndrome, that causes humans to become allergic to sugar molecules in certain meats, leading to people being unable to eat red meat. al, 13 June 2022 Be prepared to get muddy on this scramble through the sugar bush, following sap from tree to sugar house. Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2022 Other info, like how much sodium, fat, and sugar the food contains, must be available by request. The Editors, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2014 Seal the lid tight, and shake it up, to give the salt and sugar a chance to dissolve. Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 Nate Oats didn’t sugar coat it Tuesday night and his assessment hadn’t changed by Friday. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 17 Dec. 2021 Even the White House didn’t try to sugar-coat the numbers. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021 Japanese scientists have inhibited the growth of human leukemia and other cancer cells in petri dishes by exposing them to sugar cane vinegar and Japanese rice vinegar. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of sugar was in the 14th century

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