cukar

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel, boulder). The word may have been borrowed directly from Italian or through German Zucker, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar.

Noun[edit]

cȕkar m (Cyrillic spelling цу̏кар)

  1. (regional) sugar
    Synonym: šèćer