noun
- any of a class of sweet, soluble, crystalline carbohydrates, as the disaccharides and the monosaccharides
- sucrose, esp. when prepared as a crystalline or powdered substance used as a food and sweetening agent
- a sugar bowl, specif. as forming a set with a creamer
- flattery; honeyed words
- sugar diabetes
- Informal darling; sweetheart
- Slang money
Origin:
ME sucre < OFr < OSp azúcar or OIt zucchero, both < Ar sukkar < Pers šakar < Sans śárkarâ, akin to śarkaraḥ, pebble