sucre
/sykʁ/
The French word sucre means sugar.
sucre refers to the sweet substance made from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drinks. If you are referring specifically to granulated sugar used in cooking, use the phrase sucre en poudre. For powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar), use sucre glace.
How does it change in a sentence?
While sucre is the noun, the adjective form used to describe something that tastes sweet is sucré.
How do you pronounce it?
/sykʁ/
Did you know?
- The word sucre shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'gravel'. It traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'gravel' or 'small stones', likely referring to the sandy texture of early sugar products.
- The word sucré can be used to describe a voice that is overly sentimental or 'saccharine' in a way that feels fake.
- In French, the term sucrerie describes a sweet treat, but it can also refer to a factory where sugar is produced.
Examples in context
- Je voudrais du sucre pour mon café, s'il vous plaît.I would like some sugar for my coffee, please.
- Pourriez-vous me passer le sucre, s'il vous plaît?Could you pass me the sugar, please?
- Je ne mets jamais de sucre dans mon café.I never put sugar in my coffee.
- Voulez-vous un peu de sucre pour votre thé ?Would you like a little sugar for your tea?
- Il y a trop de sucre dans ce gâteau.There is too much sugar in this cake.
Example conversation
Léa and Gabriel are having breakfast at a cafe.
- LéaTu veux du sucre dans ton thé, Gabriel ?Do you want sugar in your tea, Gabriel?
- GabrielNon merci, je préfère le boire nature.No thanks, I prefer to drink it plain.
- LéaMoi, je vais prendre un morceau de sucre.As for me, I'm going to take a sugar cube.
- GabrielD'accord, je te passe le sucre alors.Okay, I'll pass you the sugar then.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry sucre, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sucre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
