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zahăr

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zahăr

  • /ˈza.hər/

Rhymes with -ahər

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Greek ζάχαρη (záchari), borrowed from Medieval Greek ζάχαρις (zákharis), from Ancient Greek σάκχαρις (sákkharis), from σάκχαρ (sákkhar), borrowed from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”).

noun zahăr · zahărul · zahărului · zahărule · zahar

  1. neuter, uncountable sugar

In English

  • sugar sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink

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"zahăr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/zah%C4%83r. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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zahăr. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zah%C4%83r

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"zahăr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zah%C4%83r.

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@misc{zaha_r_2026,
  title = {zahăr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zah%C4%83r},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}