sugar
noun
[ ˈʃʊɡə ]
• a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink.
• "a spoonful of sugar"
• any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose.
• used as a term of endearment.
• "what's wrong, sugar?"
• used as a euphemism for ‘shit’.
• "‘Oh sugar!’ cried Sally"
• a narcotic drug, especially heroin or LSD.
• "bags full of extra-fine Colombian sugar"
sugar
verb
• sweeten, sprinkle, or coat with sugar.
• "Mother absent-mindedly sugared her tea"
• make more agreeable or palatable.
• "the novel was preachy but sugared heavily with jokes"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar .
