Nomen

der Zucker

sugar

Ich nehme Kaffee mit Milch und Zucker.

I take coffee with milk and sugar.

Zu viel Zucker ist ungesund.

Too much sugar is unhealthy.

((sth.)) with sugar Ich trinke Tee mit Zucker.

Synonyms: Süßstoff (sweetener, as a category)

An international word from Italian 'zucchero', via Arabic 'as-sukkar', from Sanskrit 'śarkarā' (grit, sugar).

Very similar to the English word 'sugar', as well as 'sucre' (French), 'azúcar' (Spanish), and 'zucchero' (Italian). Easy to remember due to shared roots.

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