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Sugar Tea Coffee Added Fruit Noun ˈʃʊɡə(R ˈʃʊɡər

Word3 sugar
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈʃʊɡə(r)/ /ˈʃʊɡər/
Example
  • 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
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sugar

(noun)/ˈʃʊɡə(r)/ /ˈʃʊɡər/
  1. 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
    • SEE ALSO barley sugar
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/barley-sugar
    • 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.

    Extra Examples

    • Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar.
    • Most junk food is high in sugar.
    • a high sugar intake
  2. 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?
  3. any of various sweet substances that are found naturally in plants, fruit, etc.
    • SEE ALSO blood sugar
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/blood-sugar
    • fruit sugars
    • Fruit juices contain natural sugars.

    Extra Examples

    • simple sugars, such as glucose
    • Fructose is a fruit sugar.
  4. a way of addressing somebody that you like or love
    • See you later, sugar.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar.
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