"Sugar" meaning in English

See Sugar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Sugars [plural]
Etymology: * As a Hungarian surname, from the noun sugár (“light ray”). * As a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Zucker (“sugar”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hu|-}} Hungarian, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{semantic loan|en|de|Zucker|nocap=1|t=sugar}} semantic loan from German Zucker (“sugar”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Sugars}} Sugar (plural Sugars)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Sugar-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

Etymology: * As a Hungarian surname, from the noun sugár (“light ray”). * As a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Zucker (“sugar”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hu|-}} Hungarian, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{semantic loan|en|de|Zucker|nocap=1|t=sugar}} semantic loan from German Zucker (“sugar”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Sugar
  1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter S. Synonyms: Sierra
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