🇮🇹 Italian

zuccheri

masculine

gli zuccheri

sugars

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zuccheri
/ʎi ˈtsukkeri/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say zuccheri in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi ˈtsukkeri/

How do you pronounce zuccheri in Italian?

zuccheri is pronounced /ʎi ˈtsukkeri/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo zucchero bianco è più raffinato dello zucchero grezzo.

White sugar is more refined than raw sugar.

Questo zucchero è troppo umido; lo zucchero secco sarebbe migliore.

This sugar is too humid; dry sugar would be better.

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Why is it masculine?

Zuccheri is masculine because it ends in "-o," which is the standard masculine singular ending in Italian. While it does derive from Latin "saccharum" (borrowed from Arabic "sukkar"), the key reason for its masculine gender in Italian is the regular masculine gender assignment for nouns ending in "-o," not because Latin "saccharum" was neuter/masculine—Latin neuter nouns typically became masculine in Italian when they ended in "-um."

What is the Italian word for sugars?

The Italian word for sugars is gli zuccheri — masculine.

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