suiker

From Dutch suiker, from Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر‎ (sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsœi̯.kər/

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suiker (plural suikers)

1. sugar

• suikerbeet
• suikerriet
• suikersiekte

• → Sotho: tswekere
• → Xhosa: iswekile

From Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر‎ (sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”). Akin to Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”). Cognates include Czech cukr and German Zucker.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsœy̯.kər/

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• Hyphenation: sui‧ker
• Rhymes: -œy̯kər

suiker m (plural suikers, diminutive suikertje n)

1. sugar

• Afrikaans: suiker
  • → Sotho: tswekere
  • → Xhosa: iswekile
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sikri
• Negerhollands: sukker, schukker, suku
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: suku, sukut (dated)
• Skepi Creole Dutch: sukuru
• → Aukan: sukuu
• → Munsee: shóokal
• → Papiamentu: panseiku
• → Saramaccan: súki
• → Sranan Tongo: sukru, suiker
  • → Arawak: shikarho
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: sukru
  • → Galibi Carib: sukuru, sukulu
• → Unami: shukël (or from English)

• kruise