Phrase guide

cane sugar

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Sugar obtained from the sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sugar, refined sugar

3

noun

Meaning 3

sucrose obtained from sugar cane

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar

Narrower terms: demerara

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 甘蔗糖 (gānzhètáng) — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Danish: rørsukker — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Esperanto: kansukero — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Faroese: rørsukur — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Finnish: ruokosokeri — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • French: sucre de canne — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Galician: azucre de cana — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • German: Rohrzucker — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Hungarian: nádcukor — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Icelandic: reyrsykur — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Italian: zucchero di canna — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rørsukker — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: røyrsukker — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Polish: cukier trzcinowy — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Portuguese: açúcar de cana — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Russian: тростнико́вый са́хар (trostnikóvyj sáxar) — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Swedish: rörsocker — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Tamil: வெல்லம் (vellam) — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Turkish: şeker kamışı şekeri — sugar from the sugar cane plant
  • Vietnamese: đường mía — sugar from the sugar cane plant