sugar
sugar Lexical Profile
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• noun
A sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose and used as a sweetener in food and drink.
"She stirred a teaspoon of sugar into her morning coffee to soften the bitter taste."
Any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues, exemplified by glucose, fructose, and galactose.
"The laboratory analysis revealed high levels of complex sugars in the synthesized organic sample."
An affectionate term of endearment used to address someone.
"Could you pass me the wrench, sugar?"
• verb
To sweeten, sprinkle, or coat a food or beverage with sugar.
"To prepare the traditional dessert, you must heavily sugar the dough before baking."
To make an unpleasant situation or piece of news seem more acceptable or palatable.
"The manager tried to sugar the announcement of the impending layoffs by emphasizing the generous severance packages."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'sugre', from Old French 'sucre', from Medieval Latin 'succarum', from Arabic 'sukkar', ultimately from Sanskrit 'śarkarā' (meaning ground or candied sugar, originally grit or gravel).
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