Azúcar (en. Sugar)

a-θu-kar

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Substance with a sweet flavor that is used to sweeten food and drinks.

I added sugar to the coffee to make it sweeter.

Le puse azúcar al café para que estuviera más dulce.

Essential element in the preparation of various desserts.

The cake has quite a bit of sugar to make it fluffy.

El bizcocho lleva bastante azúcar para que quede esponjoso.

Basic ingredient in baking and cooking in general.

I don't have enough sugar to make the jam.

No tengo suficiente azúcar para hacer la mermelada.

From the Hispanic Arabic 'assúqar', and this from Arabic 'suqqar', which comes from Latin 'saccharum', which in turn comes from Greek 'sákkharon'.

sugar to life

Expression that invites enjoying life with a positive attitude.

azúcar a la vida

to give sugar

Colloquial expression that refers to giving encouragement or energy to someone.

darle azúcar

to not care about something

Expression used to indicate that something is not important or is given no value.

importar un azúcar

sweetener

Substance used to sweeten accounts or facts.

edulcorante

sugar bowl

Container where sugar is stored.

azucarero

sugar cube

Small pieces of sugar, usually in the form of cubes.

azucarillo

Tenderness or affection.

He always talks to me with so much sweetness that I melt.

Siempre me habla con tanto azúcar que me derrito.

A sweet moment or situation.

That farewell was all sweetness.

Esa despedida fue todo un azúcar.