Sugarloaf Mountain

proper noun

A rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; height: 396 m.

OriginPortuguese Pão de Açúcar →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sugar Loaf Mountain

  1. A rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; height: 396 m.

Origin

  1. PortuguesePão de Açúcar“sugar-loaf”
  2. EnglishSugarloaf Mountain

Calque of Portuguese Pão de Açúcar (“sugar-loaf”), named after its shape.

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Translations

Arabic بَاو دِي أَسُوكَار
  • بَاو دِي أَسُوكَار (bāw dī ʔasūkār)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Catalan Pa de Sucre
  • Pa de Sucrerocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Chinese Mandarin 糖麵包山 /糖面包山, 塔糖山
  • 糖麵包山 /糖面包山 (Tángmiànbāo shān)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
  • 塔糖山 (Tǎtáng shān)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Czech Cukrová homole
  • Cukrová homolerocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Danish Sukkertoppen
  • Sukkertoppenrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Dutch Suikerbroodberg
  • Suikerbroodbergrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Esperanto Sukerpano
  • Sukerpanorocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Estonian Pão de Açúcar, Suhkrupeamägi
  • Pão de Açúcarrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
  • Suhkrupeamägirocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Finnish Sokeritoppa
  • Sokeritopparocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
French Pain de Sucre
  • Pain de Sucrerocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
German Zuckerhut
  • Zuckerhutrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Greek Πάο ντε Ασούκαρ
  • Πάο ντε Ασούκαρ (Páo nte Asoúkar)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Hebrew הַר הַסֻכָּר, חָרוּט הַסֻכָּר
  • הַר הַסֻכָּר (Har ha-Sukár)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
  • חָרוּט הַסֻכָּר (Kharút ha-Sukár)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Italian Pan di Zucchero
  • Pan di Zuccherorocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Japanese ポン・ヂ・アスーカル
  • ポン・ヂ・アスーカル (Pon ji Asūkaru)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Korean 팡지아수카르 산
  • 팡지아수카르 산 (Pangjiasukareu san)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Lithuanian Cukraus Galvos kalnas
  • Cukraus Galvos kalnasrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Norwegian Bokmål Sukkertoppen
  • Sukkertoppenrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Polish Głowa Cukru
  • Głowa Cukrurocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Portuguese Pão de Açúcar
  • Pão de Açúcarrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Russian Пан-ди-Асу́кар
  • Пан-ди-Асу́кар (Pan-di-Asúkar)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Spanish Pan de Azúcar
  • Pan de Azúcarrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Swedish Sockertoppen
  • Sockertoppenrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Tamil சுகர்லோப் மலை
  • சுகர்லோப் மலை (cukarlōp malai)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Turkish Kesmeşeker Dağı
  • Kesmeşeker Dağırocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Ukrainian Цу́крова голова́
  • Цу́крова голова́ (Cúkrova holová)rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Welsh Mynydd y Dorth Siwgr
  • Mynydd y Dorth Siwgrrocky peak in Rio de Janeiro
Cite this entry
APA

Sugarloaf Mountain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sugarloaf%20Mountain

MLA

“Sugarloaf Mountain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sugarloaf%20Mountain. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sugarloaf Mountain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sugarloaf%20Mountain.

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