Zucker

See also: zucker

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from early Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر‎ (sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”). Cognates include Czech cukr and Dutch suiker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsʊkɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Zu‧cker
  • Hyphenation: Zuk‧ker (dated)
  • Rhymes: -ʊkɐ

Noun

Zucker m (genitive Zuckers, plural Zucker)

  1. (usually uncountable) sugar
    ein Stück Zucker ― a lump of sugar
  2. (uncountable, slightly informal) diabetes

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