צוקער

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from early Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر‎ (sukkar), from Persian ‎ (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “grit, gravel; ground or candied sugar”). Cognate with German Zucker.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish, Netherlandic) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sʊkəʁ/
(Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɪkəʁ/
(Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɨkəʁ/

Noun

צוקער • (tsuker) m

sugar

Derived terms

צוקער־זיס‎ (tsuker-zis)
צוקערל‎ (tsukerl)

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