adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Scotland:/ˈʃʉɡəɾe/
Northern-Ireland:/ˈʃʉɡəɹe/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of sugar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sugared
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Fond of sweets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A place where maple-juice is manufactured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A place where sugar is manufactured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
containing sugar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he eats too much sugary food
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: sugarless
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh2 Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sugary From sugar + -y.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
захарен
(zaharen)
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Esperanto:
sukera
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Estonian:
magus
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Finnish:
sokerinen
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
French:
mielleux
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
German:
gezuckert
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
German:
zuckerhaltig
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Hindi:
मीठा
(mīṭhā)
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Hungarian:
cukros
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Icelandic:
sætur
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Ido:
sukra
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Ido:
sukrizita
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Italian:
zuccherino
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Italian:
zuccheroso
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Italian:
mellifluo
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Italian:
sdolcinato
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Italian:
mieloso
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Italian:
zuccherifero
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Japanese:
甘い
(amai)
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Ladino:
dulse
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Norwegian Bokmål:
sukkerholdig
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Papiamentu:
dushi
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Polish:
cukrowy
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Portuguese:
açucarado
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Romanian:
mieros
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Russian:
сла́дкий
(sládkij)
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Northern Sami:
njálggat
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Scottish Gaelic:
milis
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Spanish:
dulce
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Ukrainian:
солодкий
(solodkyj)
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
Urdu:
میٹھا
(mīṭhā)
— covered with or containing a large amount of sugar