azucre
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
azucre m (plural azucres)
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Arabic السُكَّر (as-sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ukɾe
- Hyphenation: a‧zu‧cre
Noun edit
azucre m (plural azucres)
- 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
- Place a pot full with wine and honey by the hearth,
References edit
- “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.
Further reading edit
- “azucre” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.