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sugar-loaf

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A hat shaped like a sugar-loaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of sugar-loaf chicory, a certain cultivar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of sugar-loaf cabbage, a certain cultivar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: շաքարի գլուխ (šakʻari glux) — conical block of sugar
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糖塔 (tángtǎ) — conical block of sugar
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塔糖 (tǎtáng) — conical block of sugar
  • Czech: cukrová homole — conical block of sugar
  • Czech: homole cukru — conical block of sugar
  • Danish: sukkertop — conical block of sugar
  • Dutch: suikerbrood — conical block of sugar
  • Esperanto: sukerbulko — conical block of sugar
  • Finnish: sokeritoppa — conical block of sugar
  • French: pain de sucre — conical block of sugar
  • German: Zuckerhut — conical block of sugar
  • German: Zuckerstock — conical block of sugar
  • Hebrew: חָרוּט סֻכָּר (kharút sukár) — conical block of sugar
  • Hebrew: כִּכָּר סֻכָּר (kikár sukár) — conical block of sugar
  • Hungarian: süvegcukor — conical block of sugar
  • Ido: sukrolumpo — conical block of sugar
  • Ido: sukrobloko — conical block of sugar
  • Ingrian: pääsaahkara — conical block of sugar
  • Italian: pan di zucchero — conical block of sugar
  • Italian: cono di zucchero — conical block of sugar
  • Japanese: 棒砂糖 (bōzatō) — conical block of sugar
  • Kumyk: шекер келле (şeker kelle) — conical block of sugar
  • Luxembourgish: Zockerhutt — conical block of sugar
  • Macedonian: шеќерна глава (šeḱerna glava) — conical block of sugar
  • Malay: gula jantung — conical block of sugar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sukkertopp — conical block of sugar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sukkertopp — conical block of sugar
  • Persian: کلهقند (kalle-qand) — conical block of sugar
  • Polish: głowa cukru — conical block of sugar
  • Portuguese: pão de açúcar — conical block of sugar
  • Spanish: pan de azúcar — conical block of sugar
  • Swedish: sockertopp — conical block of sugar
  • Tamil: சர்க்கரைக் கட்டி (carkkaraik kaṭṭi) — conical block of sugar