zucchero

See also: zuccherò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zuk.ke.ro/[1]
    • Audio (lo zucchero):(file)
  • IPA(key): (traditional) */ˈt͡suk.ke.ro/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ukkero
  • Hyphenation: zùc‧che‧ro

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar). See sugar for more details.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    zucchero m (plural zuccheri)

    1. sugar (all senses)
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → Old French: çucre (see there for further descendants)
    • → Middle High German: zucker (see there for further descendants)

    Further reading

    • zucchero in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
    • zucchero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    zucchero

    1. first-person singular present indicative of zuccherare

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 zucchero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
    2. ^ zucchero in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
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