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See also: açucar

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic السُكَّر (as-sukkar),[1][2] from Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar), originally "grit, gravel", from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel, boulder).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐˈsu.kɐɹ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧çú‧car
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)

Noun

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açúcar m (plural açúcares)

  1. (uncountable) sugar
  2. (countable, chemistry) sugar

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kaingang: asuka
  • Old Tupi: asukiri, asukari
  • Papiamentu: suku

References

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  1. ^ açúcar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ açúcar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024