sucre

Spanish Sucre, from the name of Venezuelan independence leader Antonio José de Sucre.

sucre (plural sucres)

1. The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.

• Cruse, Cures, crues, cruse, cuers, cures, curse, ecrus

From Old French çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر‎ (sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar”); see sugar for more details.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.kɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.kɾe/

sucre m (plural sucres)

1. sugar

From Old French çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر‎ (sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar”); see sugar for more details.

• IPA^(key): /sykʁ/

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sucre m (plural sucres)

1. sugar

• Haitian Creole: sik
• → Danish: sucrose
• → English: sucrose
• → Malecite-Passamaquoddy: sukol
• → Rade: sĭk

• “sucre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• crues, crûes, cures, curés, écrus, reçus, sucer

sucre

1. Alternative form of sugre

sucre m (nominative singular sucres)

1. Alternative form of çucre

From the name of Venezuelan independence leader Antonio José de Sucre.

sucre m (plural sucres)

1. sucre (former currency of Ecuador)