çucre

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old Italian zucchero (or another vernacular of Italy),[1] from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar”, originally “grit, gravel”); see sugar for more details.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sykɾə/

    Noun

    çucre oblique singular, m (oblique plural çucres, nominative singular çucres, nominative plural çucre)

    1. sugar (sweet crystalized powder)

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sukkar”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 19: Orientalia, page 163
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