sugar

sugar

sugar [sugar sugars sugared sugaring] noun, verb, exclamation   [ˈʃʊɡə(r)]    [ˈʃʊɡər]

noun

1. uncountable a sweet substance, often in the form of white or brown crystals, made from the juices of various plants, used in cooking or to make tea, coffee, etc. sweeter

• a sugar plantation/refinery/bowl

• This juice contains no added sugar.

• Do you take sugar (= have it in your tea, coffee, etc.)?

see also  brown sugar, cane sugar, caster sugar, granulated sugar, icing sugar

2. countable the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold or that is contained in a small cube, added to tea, coffee, etc

• How many sugars do you take in coffee?

3. countable, usually plural (technical) any of various sweet substances that are found naturally in plants, fruit, etc

• fruit sugars

• a person's blood sugar level (= the amount of glucose  in their blood)

4. uncountable (informal, especially NAmE) a way of addressing sb that you like or love

• See you later, sugar.

Word Origin:

Middle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar.

Example Bank:

• Add 1 cup of white sugar and boil until dissolved.

• Add one cup of soft brown sugar.

• Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar.

• Do you take sugar in your tea?

• Fructose is a fruit sugar.

• Fruit juices contain natural sugars.

• He stirred another spoonful of sugar into his tea.

• Most junk food is high in sugar.

• a high sugar intake

• apple juice with no added sugar

• simple sugars, such as glucose

• to raise blood sugar levels