azucre

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azucre m (plural azucres)

1. sugar

• azruque, zruque, zucre
• açucre (reintegrationist)

Ultimately from Arabic السُكَّر‎ (as-sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (šakar).

• IPA^(key): [aˈθukɾɪ], (western) [aˈsukɾɪ]

azucre m (plural azucres)

1. sugar

   Unha muller déralles manteiga con azucre ― A woman had given them butter with sugar.

   • 1857, Antonio de la Iglesia, Panxoliña:

     Poñed'unha ola chea de viño e mel tras do lar,
     ou con azucre e manteiga para un grolo impois botar

     Place a pot full with wine and honey by the hearth,
     or with sugar and butter, for later having a gulp

• “azucre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “azucre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “azucre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

• “azucre” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.