sugar

English - Turkish

Definition of sugar in English Turkish dictionary

{i} şeker

O, şekersiz kahve sever. - He likes coffee without sugar.

Lütfen bana şekeri uzat. - Please pass me the sugar.

{f} şeker koy

Kahveme şeker koymam. - I don't put sugar in my coffee.

Kahveme bir küp şeker koyun lütfen. - Please put a lump of sugar in my coffee.

şeker koymak

Tom her zaman iyi bir fincan kahveyi mahvetmenin en iyi yolunun içine krema ve şeker koymak olduğunu söylüyor. - Tom always says the best way to ruin a good cup of coffee is to put cream and sugar in it.

tatlım

şekerim

Hiç kalan şekerimiz var mı? - Do we have any sugar left?

Bizim şekerimiz tükendi. - We have run out of sugar.

tatlı sözlerle yumuşatmak veya hafifletmek

{f} tatlı sözler etmek

{i} para

şekerlenmek

{f} şeker katmak

{f} kompliman yapmak

akça ağaçtan şeker çıkarmak

sugar beet şeker pancarıBeta saccharifera

{i} iltifat

{i} tatlı söz

{i} kompliman

sugar bowl şekerlik

şeker kâsesi

Sütü yanlışlıkla şeker kasesine döktüm. - I accidentally poured the milk into the sugar bowl.

Tom şeker kasesine uzandı. - Tom reached for the sugar bowl.

sugar bowl

şekerlik

Onunki gibi bir şekerlik istiyorum! - I would like a sugar bowl like hers!

Burada şekersiz kahve içen tek kişisin. - You're the only one here who drinks coffee without sugar.

O, şekersiz kahve sever. - He likes coffee without sugar.

sugar high

çok şeker yedikten sonra ortaya çıkan rahatsızlıklar

şeker bayramında çok şeker yedikten sonra tüm gün karnım ağrıdı. I spent the day after Halloween in a sugar high.

sugar production

(Ticaret) şeker üretimi

sugar rush

çok şeker yedikten sonra ortaya çıkan rahatsızlıklar

şeker bayramında çok şeker yedikten sonra tüm gün karnım ağrıdı. I spent the day after Halloween in a sugar high.

yaşlı ve zengin hovarda

sugar storage bin

sugar beet cossettes

sugar centrifugal

Yaşlı ve zengin sevgili

(Gıda) katkısız

sugar mill technology

sugar substitutes

Şeker kaşesi, şekerlik

İng. şekerlik, şeker kabı

(deyim) arkadaşlık ettiği genç kıza hediyeler yağdıran yaşlı ve zengin adam

sugar loaf

kelle şeker

sugar over

tatlı sözlerle yumuşatmak

sugar refinery

şeker fabrikası

sugar the pill

(deyim) kötü bir şeyi tatlılıkla yutturmak

sucrose sugar

(Ticaret) sakaroz şekeri

{s} ballandırılmış

coffee with a little sugar

(Gıda) az şekerli kahve

coffee with no sugar

(Gıda) acı kahve

lemon and sugar syrup

(Gıda) ağda

lump of sugar

küp şeker

powder sugar

(Gıda) pudra şekeri

starch based sugar

(Ticaret) tatlandırıcı

beet sugar factory

pancar şekeri fabrikası

beet sugar industry

pancar şekeri endüstrisi

şekerkamışı fabrikası

castor sugar

pudraşeker

chemistry of sugar

determination of sugar

granulated refined sugar

{f} şeker koy

extraction of sugar

şeker elde edilmesi

first product sugar

ilk ürün şekeri

fruit sugar; levulose

meyve şekeri; levulose

introduction of powdered sugar

pudraseker çekişi

malt sugar

maltoz şekeri

percentage of sugar

yeniden eritilmiş şeker

spot sugar

lekeli şeker, benekli şeker

starch sugar

nişasta şekeri, glukoz

white sugar factory

beyaz şeker fabrikası

English - English

Definition of sugar in English English dictionary: A kiss; Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality
I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.; To make (something unpleasant) seem less so
She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.; Diabetes; To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar
John heavily sugars his coffee.; Used in place of shit!
Oh, sugar!.; A term of endearment
I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.; A generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc; When used to sweeten drink, an amount of such crystalline sucrose approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon
He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.; Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy; Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink; The Sea Urchin Genome Annotation Resource: a collection of analyses for BAC-sized genomic sequence, and visualization tools for the analyses SUGAR v1 was based on Genotator and adapted by Alistair Rust and maintained by Peter Clarke as part of the Davidson Lab Software SUGAR v2, a complete reimplementation by Titus Brown and Ramon Cendejas, has been incorporated into FamilyRelations as the single view There is now an analysis pipeline built into canal; A carbohydrate with a characteristically sweet taste Sugars are classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides, or trisaccharides; do not reduce at any altitude; {v} to sweeten or mix with sugar; {n} the juce of cane reduced to a concrete state, consisting of salt and mucilage, any thing very sweet; Food product of a plant; Natural substance found in tobacco, the darker the leaf, the more sugar; Cheeni Basic Kitchen Item; If you sugar food or drink, you add sugar to it. He sat down and sugared and stirred his coffee; In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the sirup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off; A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc; To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof; Sugar is a sweet substance that is used to make food and drinks sweet. It is usually in the form of small white or brown crystals. bags of sugar Ice cream is high in fat and sugar. see also caster sugar, confectioners' sugar, demerara sugar, granulated sugar, icing sugar; an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain; Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words; To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with; {f} sprinkle with sugar, sweeten with sugar; make something seem more appealing; {i} sweet crystalline substance derived from sugar cane and sugar beets (used mainly to flavor foods); any of a number of water-soluble crystalline carbohydrates (Chemistry); darling, sweetheart; A class of carbohydrates that taste sweet Sugar is a quick and easy fuel for the body to use Types of sugar are lactose, glucose, fructose, and sucrose See also: Glucose, fructose; sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"; A class of carbohydrates that taste sweet Sugar is a quick and easy fuel for the body to use; It is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food and drink; - Some people think adding sugar helps give the yeast a boost Sourdough yeasts receive all the nutrition they need from flour and do not need an extra sugar boost Sugar in your starter will not sweeten your dough, if you want sweeter dough add sugar when you mix the dough; a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative; informal terms for money; compounds that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually in a ring structure of 5 or six carbons Common table sugar (sucrose) is the best known example, but there are other kinds of sugar; it has two molecules of the body's most common sugar, glucose; Type of carbohydrate chemically based on carbon, oxygen and hydrogen; a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea; Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose; If someone has one sugar in their tea or coffee, they have one small spoon of sugar or one sugar lump in it. How many sugars do you take? a mug of tea with two sugars; By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste; See the Note below; to sugar the pill: see pill. to add sugar or cover something with sugar = sweeten. Any of numerous sweet, colourless organic compounds that dissolve readily in water and occur in the sap of seed plants and the milk of mammals. Sugars (whose names end in -ose) are the simplest carbohydrates. The most common is sucrose, a disaccharide; there are numerous others, including glucose and fructose (both monosaccharides); invert sugar (a 50: 50 mixture of glucose and fructose produced by enzyme action on sucrose); and maltose (produced in the malting of barley) and lactose (both disaccharides). Commercial production of sugars is almost entirely for food. fruit sugar corn sugar grape sugar table sugar Leonard Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Sugar Act sugar beet; a simple carbohydrate found in animal and vegetable products; a sweet substance, usually purchased as crystals; 1 A class of carbohydrates with a sweet taste; includes glucose, fructose, and sucrose 2 A term used to refer to blood glucose; Sugars are substances that occur naturally in food. When you eat them, the body converts them into energy. Plants produce sugars and starch to provide themselves with energy; a molecular subunit made up of a five membered carbon ring, many kinds, in DNA a oxygen atom is missing from the 2 position in the carbon ring, called deoxyribose
sugar alcohols: plural form of sugar alcohol
sugar apple: sweetsop, a West Indian tree or its fruit
sugar apples: plural form of sugar apple
sugar beet: A type of beet whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose
sugar beets: plural form of sugar beet
sugar bowl: A small receptacle for serving sugar on a table or on a tray
sugar bowls: plural form of sugar bowl
sugar bush: Forest dominated by sugar maples or other maples tapped for sugar
sugar bush: An evergreen shrub found in south-western United States of America
sugar candy: candy, confectionery
sugar candy: crystals of sucrose
sugar cane: A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar
sugar coated: Alternative spelling of sugarcoated. (altered to seem better than it really is, made more attractive.)
sugar cookie: A cookie with granules of sugar sprinkled on the top before baking
sugar cookies: plural form of sugar cookie
sugar cube: Sugar shaped in cubes (or approximate cubes), often used for coffee or tea
sugar cubes: plural form of sugar cube
sugar daddies: plural form of sugar daddy
sugar daddy: A man who spends money for the benefit of a younger person, especially a younger woman
sugar diabetes: Diabetes mellitus
In the Southwest there are some 35 curanderos like Mr. Cruz, who says he has treated with success patients with arthritis and sugar diabetes.
sugar glider: Petaurus breviceps, an insectivorous gliding Australian arboreal marsupial
sugar gliders: plural form of sugar glider
sugar honey ice tea: shit!
sugar loaves: plural form of sugar loaf
sugar mama: An older woman who spends money on a younger man, usually in exchange for sexual favors
sugar maple: A North American hardwood, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring
sugar maples: plural form of sugar maple
sugar mice: plural form of sugar mouse
sugar mill: A machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane
sugar mouse: A traditional sweet, based on icing sugar, in the shape of a mouse, often fitted with a piece of string for a tail
sugar of lead: a trivial name of lead acetate; due to its sweetish taste
sugar of milk: Lactose, a disaccharide found in milk
sugar off: To reduce maple sap by boiling to make maple syrup, maple sugar or maple toffee
sugar paper: Construction paper
sugar papers: plural form of sugar paper
sugar parent: A gender-neutral variant of sugar daddy
If you want a sugar parent of your own, don't go past first base until you've received a present of some kind.
sugar pea: A vegetable pea eaten when immature, mangetout
sugar peas: plural form of sugar pea
sugar pine: Pinus lambertiana, the largest species of pine, native to California and Oregon; particularly noted for its huge, distinctive cone
sugar pines: plural form of sugar pine
sugar plums: plural form of sugar plum
sugar shack: A building where sap from a sugarbush is boiled down to make maple syrup
sugar shacks: plural form of sugar shack
sugar soap: An extremely powerful detergent used for washing surfaces prior to painting
Although modern paints cope surprisingly well over a small amount of dirt, it is far better to wash down with sugar soap first.
sugar spoon: A spoon, similar in size and shape to a teaspoon, used for serving granulated sugar
sugar substitute: A food additive that replicates the sweetness of sugar but is not sugar
sugar substitutes: plural form of sugar substitute
sugar-baker: in former times, the owner of a sugarhouse
sugar-cane: Alternative spelling of sugar cane
sugar-free: Of food, drink, medication, chewing gum, etc, not containing sugar (and usually sweetened with a sugar substitute instead)
sugar-loaf: A conical block of refined sugar, the form in which it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century
sugar-maple: Alternative spelling of sugar maple
sugar-mill: Alternative spelling of sugar mill
sugar-plum: Term of endearment; sweetheart, darling
sugar-plum: A round or oval sweet/piece of candy made of boiled sugar
sugar-water: Attributive form of sugar water
sugar-water sweetness.
sugar high: twitchiness, spasms, and hyper excitability after consuming large amounts of sugar
sugar rush: twitchiness, spasms, and hyper excitability after consuming large amounts of sugar
sugar coat the pill: (deyim) Make something bad seem less unpleasant
Plans to improve public services are a way of sugar coating the pill of increased taxation.
sugar crash: A sugar crash or glucose crash is a concept in American folk medicine and refers to a feeling of tiredness which can occur after eating a large quantity of sugary foods
sugar the pill: (deyim) Make something bad seem less unpleasant
Plans to improve public services are a way of sugaring the pill of increased taxation.
Sugar Act: (1764) British legislation to raise revenue from North American colonies. A revision of the unenforced Molasses Act of 1733, it imposed new duties on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies from non-British Caribbean sources and provided for the seizure of cargoes violating the new rules. The act was the first attempt to recoup from the colonies the expenses of the French and Indian War and the cost of maintaining British troops in North America. The colonists objected to the act as taxation without representation, and some merchants agreed not to import British goods. Protests increased with passage of the Stamp Act
Sugar Ray Leonard: orig. Ray Charles Leonard born May 17, 1956, Rocky Mount, N.C., U.S. U.S. welterweight and middleweight boxer. Leonard was an outstanding amateur, winning 145 of 150 bouts, including a 1976 Olympic championship. He turned professional in 1977 and gained the world welterweight title in 1979 by defeating Wilfred Benítez. He lost the title to Roberto Duran in 1980 but recaptured it from him later that year. He retired in the early 1980s with a detached retina but made a comeback in 1984. In 1987 he went into the ring as a middleweight to defeat Marvin Hagler in one of boxing's great matches. He retired again in 1991. He was resoundingly defeated in a final comeback attempt in 1997. Known for his agility and finesse, he won 36 of his 39 professional matches. He later became a television commentator
Sugar Ray Robinson: a very successful US boxer who was world champion in the 1940s and 1950s, first as a welterweight (=boxer weighing between 63.5 and 66.5 kilos) , and then as a middleweight (=boxer weighing between 70 and 72.5 kilos) (1921-89). orig. Walker Smith, Jr. born May 3, 1921, Detroit, Mich., U.S. died April 12, 1989, Culver City, Calif. U.S. boxer. Robinson began boxing in high school in New York City and won all of his 89 amateur fights. He was six times a world champion, once (1946-51) as a welterweight (147 lbs) and five times (1951-60) as a middleweight (160 lbs). In 201 professional bouts, he made 109 knockouts. He suffered only 19 defeats, most when he was past
Sugar Ray Robinson: His outstanding ability and flamboyant personality made him a hero of boxing fans throughout the world, and he is sometimes considered the best fighter in history
sugar beet: beet with a large white meaty root which is used to manufacture sugar
sugar beet: form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained
sugar beet: Sugar beet is a crop with a large round root. It is grown for the sugar which can be obtained from this root. A form of the common beet (Beta vulgaris) having fleshy white roots from which sugar is obtained. a vegetable that grows under the ground from which sugar is obtained. Variety of beet (Beta vulgaris) that accounts for about two-fifths of global sugar production, making it second only to sugarcane as a source of the world's sugar. Unlike sugarcane, sugar beets can be grown in temperate or cold climates in Europe, North America, and Asia; that is, within the densely populated, well-developed areas where much of the product is consumed. The sugar beet was grown as a garden vegetable and for fodder long before it was valued for its sugar content
sugar beet: white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar
sugar beet: white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained
sugar bowl: a dish in which sugar is served
sugar bowl: small dish or bowl for serving sugar (often accompanied by a matching spoon)
sugar bowl: A sugar bowl is a small bowl in which sugar is kept. an important college football game held every year in New Orleans, Louisiana
sugar bush: A grove of sugar maples used as a source of maple syrup or maple sugar. Also called sugar orchard
sugar candy: made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens
sugar candy: type of sweet in a crystalline form
sugar cane: sub-tropical plant used to produce sugar
sugar cane: juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
sugar cane: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
sugar cane: Sugar cane is a tall tropical plant. It is grown for the sugar that can be obtained from its thick stems
sugar coating: {i} sugarcoating, coating made of sugar or a sugary substance; act of covering something with sugar
sugar cookie: drop cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar
sugar cookies: sweet simple cookies made on a base of sugar
sugar cubes: crystallized sugar that is cut into tiny rectangular shapes
sugar daddy: rich and older man who gives gifts and money to the younger woman he is wooing (Informal)
sugar daddy: a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy
sugar daddy: A woman's sugar daddy is a rich older man who gives her money and presents in return for her company, affection, and usually sexual intercourse. Actor John Goodman played Melanie Griffith's sugar daddy in the film. A wealthy, usually older man who gives expensive gifts to a young person in return for sexual favors or companionship. an older man who gives a young person presents and money in return for their company and often for sex
sugar diabetes: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
sugar frosting: glossy icing for a sugar-based cake
sugar icing: glossy topping placed on cakes which is made mainly of sugar
sugar lump: Sugar lumps are small cubes of sugar. You put them in cups of tea and coffee
sugar maple: maple of eastern and central North America having 3- to 5-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
sugar maple: {i} maple tree native to North America that produces a sweet sap
sugar of milk: Lactose
sugar palm: Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago
sugar pea: A variety of snow pea cultivated for the sweetness of its crisp edible pods
sugar pine: A tall evergreen timber tree (Pinus lambertiana) of the Pacific coast of North America, having needles with white lines on the back that are grouped in fascicles of five
sugar refinery: a refinery for sugar
sugar snap pea: green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods
sugar spoon: a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell
sugar substitute: synthetic noncaloric replacement for sugar
sugar syrup: in saucepan, gradually stir one pound granulated sugar into 13 oz hot water to make 16 oz simple/sugar syrup
sugar syrup: Sugar sold in a liquid form It can be found either as clear sugar syrup or as brown sugar syrup
sugar syrup: Differentiating from natural syrups, this term refers to a solution of sugar and water Simple syrups are made with equal quantities of water and sugar Heavy syrup is made with twice as much sugar as water These types of syrups are used in making sorbets, soft drinks, and for soaking cakes
sugar syrup: basically a liquid sugar Can be made from sugar and boiling water Commercially known as Gomme Syrup
sugar syrup: sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks
sugar the pill: make something bad easier to accept, ease a bad situation
sugar water: water sweetened with sugar
sugar-bush: evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish-yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits
sugar-coated: Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar. Some sugar-coated cereals are 50% sugar
sugar-coated: disapproval If you describe something such as a story as sugar-coated, you disapprove of it because it appears to be pleasant or attractive but in fact describes something very unpleasant. a sugar-coated view of a boy's introduction to sex
sugar-free: {s} containing no sugar
sugar-free candy: dietary candies which are made mainly of substances which do not contain sugar
a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down: An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced
If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
acid of sugar: oxalic acid
amino sugar: any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
barley sugar: A traditional British boiled sweet, yellow or orange in colour, with an extract of barley added as flavouring
bastard sugar: light brown sugar
berry sugar: A variety of ultra fine sugar that dissolves more quickly than ordinary granulated sugar
blood sugar: the amount of glucose in a person's blood
blood sugar: glucose in the blood
brown sugar: Sugar which has been only partially refined and still contains molasses
brown sugar: Street name for heroin
brown sugar: Refined sugar to which molasses has been added
caster sugar: Granulated sugar that has been sifted to have a finer crystal size, so that it can be shaken out of the holes of a caster
castor sugar: Alternative form of caster sugar
cinnamon sugar: A mixture of ground cinnamon and granulated sugar, with much more sugar than cinnamon
confectioners sugar: Powdered sugar
confectioners' sugar: Powdered sugar
crushed sugar: A type of sugar that is crushed into granules. Lumpy sweet, white, refined sugar
Dip the top in slightly beaten egg whites, then into the crushed sugar.
deoxy sugar: Any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom
deoxy sugar alcohol: A sugar alcohol in which one on more hydroxy groups have been replaced by hydrogen
granulated sugar: Ordinary white sugar, for domestic use, having a relatively large crystal size
icing sugar: powdered sugar
invert sugar: An equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose; it is found in honey and some fruits, and also produced industrially
inverted sugar: invert sugar
maple sugar: A type of sugar made by boiling the sap of the sugar maple
maple-sugar: Alternative spelling of maple sugar
nitro sugar: Any nitro derivative of a saccharide
palm sugar: sugar made from the sap of various species of palm tree
powdered sugar: (Western US) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture
pretty please with sugar on top: Exaggerated form of please or pretty please
I think fast, I talk fast and I need you guys to act fast if you wanna get out of this. So, pretty please... with sugar on top. Clean the fucking car., said by The Wolf.
reducing sugar: any sugar that has a potential aldehyde or ketone functional group and thus reacts as a reducing agent
rock sugar: white sugar that has been crystallized into chunks
sugaring: The process of making or processing of sugar or related products
Maple sugaring is an important historical industry in Vermont.
sugaring: Present participle of sugar
sugaring: The action of the verb to sugar
syntactic sugar: Additions to a computer language that make code easier for humans to read or write, but that do not change the functionality or expressiveness of the language
sugared: {s} sweetened or coated with sugar; made more appealing
sugared: with sweetening added
sugared: past of sugar
sugared: Also used figuratively; as, sugared kisses
sugared: Sweetened
sugared: Of food or drink, containing sugar
sugaring: The act or process of making sugar
sugaring: An ancient hair removal process
sugaring: A term describing the deterioration of stone caused by the breaking up or dissolving of the stone surface
sugaring: The act of covering or sweetening with sugar; also, the sugar thus used
sugarless: not containing sugar
sugarless: Without sugar; free from sugar
sugarless: Containing no refined sugar as an ingredient
sugarless: {s} made without sugar, not containing sugar
sugarless: Made using sugar substitutes for sweetener
sugars: third-person singular of sugar
sugars: plural of sugar

sugar

Hyphenation

sug·ar

Turkish pronunciation

şûgır

Synonyms

sweeten, sugar-coat

Pronunciation

/ˈsʜo͝ogər/ /ˈʃʊɡɜr/

Etymology

[ 'shu-g&r ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old French çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكّر (súkkar), from Persian شکر (šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”), akin to Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”).