Zucker

See also: zucker

English

Etymology

  • Borrowed from German Zucker.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈzʌ.kə/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈzʌ.kəɹ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ)
    • Hyphenation: Zuc‧ker

    Proper noun

    Zucker (plural Zuckers)

    1. A surname from German.

    Translations

    Noun

    Zucker (plural Zuckers)

    1. Ellipsis of Zucker rat.
      • 2012, Obesity: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, page 56:
        Obese Zuckers, compared to leans, consumed more food under free-feeding conditions.

    Further reading

    German

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʊ.kɐ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio (Berlin):(file)
    • Audio (Austria):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ʊkɐ
    • Hyphenation: Zu‧cker

    Etymology 1

  • 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). Cognates include Czech cukr, Hungarian cukor and Dutch suiker.

    Alternative forms

    • Zukker

    Noun

    Zucker m (strong, genitive Zuckers, plural Zucker)

    1. (usually uncountable) sugar
      ein Stück Zuckera lump of sugar
    2. (uncountable, slightly informal) diabetes
      Synonyms: Diabetes, Zuckerkrankheit
      Zucker habento be a diabetic
    Declension
    Hyponyms
    Derived terms
    Descendants

    Proper noun

    Zucker m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zuckers or (with an article) Zucker, feminine genitive Zucker, plural Zuckers or Zucker)

    1. a surname
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    From zucken +‎ -er.

    Noun

    Zucker m (strong, genitive Zuckers, plural Zucker)

    1. (chiefly Austria, informal) a twitching, jerking motion
      Synonym: Zuck
    Declension
    • Auszucker

    See also

    Further reading

    • Zucker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • Zucker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Zucker” in Duden online

    Hunsrik

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suka/
    • Rhymes: -uka
    • Syllabification: Zuc‧ker

    Noun

    Zucker m (plural Zuckre)

    1. sugar
      Ich drinke Kaffii mit Zucker.I drink coffee with sugar.
      Zufiel Zucker is net gud fer die Zeen.Too much sugar isn't good for the teeth.

    Derived terms

    • Zuckerbrod
    • Zuckerschot
    • Zuckerstang
    • zuckre
    • zuckrich

    Further reading

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Zucker”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch