suiker

Etymology

From Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Old 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”), akin to Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”). Cognates include Czech cukr and German Zucker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsœy̯.kər/

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• Hyphenation: sui‧ker

Noun

suiker m (plural suikers, diminutive suikertje n)

1. sugar

Anagrams

• kruise