sugre

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Old Italian zuccaro, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiu̯ɡər/, /ˈsiu̯ɡrə/, /ˈsiu̯kər/

Noun

sugre (uncountable)

  1. sugar (crystallised sucrose used as a sweetener)
  2. (figurative, rare) Nutrition, nourishment, delight, sweetness.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: sugar (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: succar
References

Etymology 2

Verb

sugre

  1. alternative form of sugren