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sugar

/ˈʃʊɡɚ/ sustantivo A1

En español: azúcar, sacarosa, mishqui, cariño

  1. A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative. (uncountable)
  2. Any specific variety of sugar. (countable)
  3. Any of various small, water-soluble carbohydrates such as are used by organisms for energy and various other purposes. (countable)
  4. A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink. (countable) · He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.
  5. A bowl or other container of sugar. (countable, uncountable) · Pass the sugar, please
  6. A term of endearment. (countable) · I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.
  7. Affection shown by kisses or kissing. (slang, uncountable)
  8. Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality. (US, slang, uncountable) · I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.

Plural sugars

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“Are you interested in the sugar question?” asked the editor of the ministerial paper.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 865 · C1
The editor was reading, with apparent delight, a leading article in the same paper on beet-sugar, probably a composition of his own.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 864 · C1
“I’m very sorry, indeed,” said Dorothy, who was truly frightened to see the Witch actually melting away like brown sugar before her very eyes.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 89 · B2
“Well now--if it isn’t too much trouble--I might as well--that is--I’d like to look at--at--some sugar.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 190 · C1

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