cukor
[ˈt͡sukor]
The English word "sugar" is translated into Hungarian as cukor.
Cukor refers to the sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink. You can use the related verb cukroz to mean adding sugar to or sweetening something. If you want to describe something as being "sugar-free", you use the adjective cukormentes.
Meaning: sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When cukor is the direct object of a verb, such as in the sentence "I want sugar", it takes the accusative suffix -t to become cukrot.
Did you know?
- The term cukorbeteg is the Hungarian word for 'diabetic', which literally translates to 'sugar-sick'.
- In Hungarian, cukorka is the word for 'candy', making it a diminutive of cukor that literally means 'little sugar'.
- Although cukor is the standard word, its ancestor traces back to the Sanskrit word śárkarā, which originally referred to crushed or granulated substances like sand.
Examples in context
- A méz leginkább cukor.Honey is mostly sugar.This sentence is useful for stating that honey consists mostly of cukor.Tatoeba #7759550 by H_Liliom, translation #7757507 by Hybrid
- A teámban nincs cukor.There's no sugar in my tea.This sentence is useful for expressing that there is no cukor in your tea.Tatoeba #8059400 by Aleksandro40, translation #1580059 by fanty
- Úha! Nincs több cukor.Ah. We've got no sugar left.This sentence is useful for noting that there is no more cukor left.Tatoeba #10782436 by maaster, translation #10782429 by sundown
- Kérsz cukrot a kávédba?Do you want sugar in your coffee?
- 65 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gábor and Anna are making coffee together in the kitchen.
- GáborSzeretnél cukort a kávédbe, Anna?Would you like sugar in your coffee, Anna?
- AnnaIgen, kéresek egy kanál cukrot.Yes, I'll take a spoonful of sugar.
- GáborHol van a cukor a konyhában?Where is the sugar in the kitchen?
- AnnaA fehér tégelyben van a cukor.The sugar is in the white jar.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sugar” translations and entries cukor, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cukor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
