azúcar glas
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
The second term is borrowed from French sucre glace (“icing sugar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˌθukaɾ ˈɡlas/ [aˌθu.kaɾ ˈɣ̞las] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /aˌsukaɾ ˈɡlas/ [aˌsu.kaɾ ˈɣ̞las] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: a‧zú‧car glas
Noun
azúcar glas m or f same meaning (plural azúcares glas)
- powdered sugar
- Synonyms: azúcar flor, azúcar en polvo, azúcar impalpable
Further reading
- “azúcar glas, o azúcar glasé”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024