azúcar glas

Spanish

Alternative forms

• azúcar glasé

Etymology

The second term is borrowed from French sucre glace (“icing sugar”).

Noun

azúcar glas m or f same meaning (plural azúcares glas)

1. powdered sugar

   Synonyms: azúcar flor, azúcar en polvo, azúcar impalpable

Further reading

• “azúcar glas, o azúcar glasé”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10