zucchero

See also: zuccherò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zuk.ke.ro/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡suk.ke.ro/

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• Rhymes: -ukkero
• Hyphenation: zùc‧che‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar). See sugar for more details.

Alternative forms

• zuccaro

Noun

zucchero m (plural zuccheri)

1. sugar (all senses)

Derived terms

• zuccheraggio
• zuccherare
• zuccheriero
• zuccherifero
• zuccherificio
• zuccherino
• zucchero filato
• zuccheroso

 

Related terms

• saccarifero

Descendants

• Old French: çucre (see there for further descendants)
• → Middle High German: zucker (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• zucchero in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• zucchero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zucchero

1. first-person singular present indicative of zuccherare