sugar

/ˈʃʊɡɚ/

nounverbsug · ar

Think: **SUG**ar is sweet—don’t add an extra **e** (it’s not *sugear*).

Yes, it's sugar. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-ar**, not **-er** or **-are**.

Definitions

  1. nounA sweet substance (usually white or brown crystals) used to sweeten food and drinks.
  2. nounThe natural sweet material found in many plants and fruits (such as glucose or sucrose).
  3. verbTo add sugar to food or drink; to make something sweeter.

Examples

  • “She put a spoonful of sugar in her tea.”
  • “Too much sugar can make your teeth hurt over time.”
  • “He sugared the strawberries before serving them.”

Synonyms

sweetenersucrosesweetnessglucose

Antonyms

bitterness

Translations

ES azúcarPT açúcarFR sucre

Common misspellings

shugarsugersugursuggarsuggersugaresugaarsugarr

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