Welsh

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Alternative forms

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  • siwgwr (North Wales colloquial)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sucre, from Old French çucre, chucre, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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siwgr m (usually uncountable, plural siwgrau or siwgroedd, not mutable)

  1. sugar

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siwgr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies