Polyglot Dictionary

sugar

/suˈɡaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
sugo
preterite (eu)
suguei
past participle
sugado

Meaning

  1. to suck

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

chupar

sugar is slightly more intense or thorough, to suck dry or extract fully, and also figurative, "sugar os recursos," to drain resources; chupar is the everyday word, like sucking a lollipop.

Similar in other languages

German

lutschen

lutschen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to suck."

Spanish

chupar

chupar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to suck."

Spanish

succionar

succionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to suck."

Practice

1 What does sugar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches sugar?

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