azúcar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish açúcar, borrowed from Arabic السُّكَّر‎ (as-sukkar) through Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with English sugar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθukaɾ/ [aˈθu.kaɾ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈsukaɾ/ [aˈsu.kaɾ]
Rhymes: -ukaɾ
Syllabification: a‧zú‧car

Noun

azúcar m or f (plural azúcares)

sugar

Usage notes

Depending on dialect, when azúcar is immediately preceded by the article, it may be el, even when construed as feminine, even though the initial a is not stressed.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Bikol Central: asukar
→ Cebuano: asukar
→ Chamorro: asukat
→ Guaraní: asuka
→ Hiligaynon: asukar
→ Ilocano: asukar
→ Limos Kalinga: asukal
→ Quechua: asukar
→ Tagalog: asukal
→ Waray-Waray: asukar
→ Yucatec Maya: asukaar