sukker

Danish

/sokər/

noun
Definitions
  • sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)
  • sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)
  • (chemistry) sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German sucker derived from Italian zucchero (sugar) derived from Arabic سُكَّر derived from Persian شکر (sugar) derived from Sanskrit शर्करा (ground candied sugar, gravel, originally meaning grit, originally grit, grit, ground candied sugar originally grit, ground sugar).

Origin

Sanskrit

शर्करा

Gloss

ground candied sugar, gravel, originally meaning grit, originally grit, grit, ground candied sugar originally grit, ground sugar

Concept
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The physical world

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