zucchero

See also: zuccherò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zuk.ke.ro/, (traditional) */ˈt͡suk.ke.ro/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -ukkero
  • Hyphenation: zùc‧che‧ro

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

zucchero m (plural zuccheri)

  1. sugar (all senses)
Derived terms
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

References
  1. zucchero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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