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noun
- (uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
- (countable) When used to sweeten drink, an amount of such crystalline sucrose approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon.
- He usually has his coffee white with one .
- (context, countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
- (countable) A generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.
- (context, countable) A term of endearment.
- I'll be with you in a moment, .
- (context, countable, slang) A kiss.
- (context, mainly, _, southern, _, US, slang) effeminacy, Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
- I think John has a little bit of in him
Translations: - Dutch: suiker(nl)
- French: bisou(fr, bise, f}}, bizou(fr)m, {{t-, fr)m
- German: Zucker(de)m
- Italian: zucchero(it)m
- Spanish: azíºcar(es)m
verb
- (transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
- John heavily sugars his coffee.
- (transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
- She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.
Translations: - French: sucrer(fr)
- German: versí¼í�en
- Italian: zuccherare(it)
Etymology: From (term, íucre, , sugar, lang=fro), from (term, succarum, lang=la), from (Arab.) (term, Ù, ÙÙÙ, tr=síkkar), from (Pers.) (term, Ú, lang=fa, tr=shekar), from (Skr.) (term, àààààà, tr=sharkara, , ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel, lang=sa) (cognate with Greek (term, , , pebble, lang=el)).
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