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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish açúcar, borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with English sugar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθukaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsukaɾ/
- Rhymes: -ukaɾ
- Syllabification: a‧zú‧car
Noun
azúcar m or f same meaning (plural azúcares)
- sugar
Usage notes
- Depending on dialect, when azúcar is immediately preceded by the article, it may be el, even when construed as feminine, even though the initial a is not stressed.
- Per the Real Academia Española, azúcar is normally masculine when used in a chemical sense.
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