ζάχαρη

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ζάχαρις (zákharis) / ζάχαρι(ν) (zákhari(n)), from Ancient Greek σάκχαρις (sákkharis), derived from σάκχαρ (sákkhar) which is ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā) via Pali.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈza.xa.ɾi/
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  • Hyphenation: ζά‧χα‧ρη

Noun

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ζάχαρη (zácharif (plural ζάχαρες) (plural form is rare)

  1. sugar, sucrose

Usage notes

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Genitive singular: also learned type ζαχάρεως used in the expressions: βιομηχανία ζαχάρεως (sugar industry), εργοστάσιο ζαχάρεως (sugar factory).

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Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Descendants

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  • Aromanian: zahãri
  • Bulgarian: захар (zahar)
  • Romanian: zahăr

Further reading

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