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sugar

nounmasculinegeneral usealta/ɐɡuˈsaɾ/a·çu·car

Definition

1

Crystalline, sweet substance, obtained mainly from sugar cane or sugar beet, used as a sweetener.

Usage examples

I prefer coffee without sugar.
Sugar is a fundamental ingredient in baking.

Common combinations

white sugarbrown sugarsugar cubeblood sugar

Idiomatic expressions

  • blood sugar (glucose in the blood)