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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit sarkara |
1 [uncountable]DF a sweet white or brown substance that is obtained from plants and used to make food and drinks sweet : 
Do you take sugar in your coffee?
Do you take sugar in your coffee?2 [countable] British EnglishDF the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold : How many sugars do you want in your tea?
How many sugars do you want in your tea?3 [countable] technicalHBP one of several sweet substances formed in plants
4 spoken used to address someone you like very much
