צוקער

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern, Netherlandic) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʊkəʁ/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪkəʁ/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɨkəʁ/

Noun

צוקער • (tsuker) m

  1. sugar

Derived terms

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