sugar
noun/ˈʃʊɡər/
Слово англійською: sugar
Переклад sugar українською: цукор
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] a sweet substance, often in the form of white or brown crystals, made from the juices of various plants, used in cooking or to make tea, coffee, etc. sweeter
- Do you take sugar (= have it in your tea, coffee, etc.)?
- Serve the cake warm or cold, sprinkled with sugar.
- This juice contains no added sugar.
- a sugar bowl
- a sugar plantation/refinery
- He stirred another spoonful of sugar into his tea.
- [countable] the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold or that is contained in a small cube, added to tea, coffee, etc.
- How many sugars do you take in coffee?
- [countable, usually plural] (specialist) any of various sweet substances that are found naturally in plants, fruit, etc.
- fruit sugars
- Fruit juices contain natural sugars.
- [uncountable] (informal, especially North American English) a way of addressing somebody that you like or love
- See you later, sugar.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar.