Phrase guide

powdered sugar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊɡ.ə/
  • US: pouʹdərd sho͝ogʹər
  • US: /ˈpaʊ.dɚd ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, pulverized sugar

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

sugar granulated into a fine powder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: granulated sugar

Narrower terms: castor sugar, caster sugar, icing sugar

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пудра захар (pudra zahar) — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Catalan: sucre de llustre — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Chinese Cantonese: 糖霜 (tong4 soeng1) — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糖粉 (tángfěn) — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Czech: práškový cukr — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Czech: cukr moučka — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Danish: flormelis — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Dutch: poedersuiker — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Esperanto: glazursukero — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Faroese: florsukur — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Finnish: tomusokeri — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • French: sucre glace — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • French: sucre à glacer — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • French: sucre en poudre — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • French: sucre impalpable — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Galician: azucre glas — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • German: Puderzucker — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • German: Staubzucker — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Greek: ζάχαρη άχνη (záchari áchni) — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Hungarian: porcukor — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Icelandic: flórsykur — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Italian: zucchero a velo — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Japanese: 粉砂糖 (konazatō) — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Māori: puehu huka — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Norwegian: melis — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Polish: cukier puder — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Portuguese: açúcar de confeiteiro — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Portuguese: açúgar em pó — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Romanian: zahăr pudră — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Russian: са́харная пу́дра (sáxarnaja púdra) — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Slovak: práškový cukr — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Spanish: azúcar flor — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Spanish: azúcar glas — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Spanish: azúcar glasé — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Swedish: florsocker — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Turkish: pudra şekeri — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc
  • Ukrainian: цукро́ва пу́дра (cukróva púdra) — very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc