Zucker

Zuc·ker
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UK/ˈzʌ.kə/US/ˈzʌ.kəɹ/

proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Zucker ← Middle High German zucker ← Italian zucchero →
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Meanings

proper nounZucker (plural Zuckers)

plural Zuckers

  1. A surname from German.
nounZucker (plural Zuckers)

plural Zuckers

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Zucker rat.

    Obese Zuckers, compared to leans, consumed more food under free-feeding conditions.

    2012, Obesity: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, page 56

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
zucker rat

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  6. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  7. Italianzucchero
  8. Middle High Germanzucker
  9. GermanZucker
  10. EnglishZucker

Borrowed from German Zucker.

More words from German

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Translations

German Zucker
  • ZuckerTranslations
Hebrew צוקר
  • צוקר (tsúker)Translations
Polish Cukier
  • CukierTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Zucker

tuckerpluckerpuckerSmuckersuccourchuckerduckerStuckerhuckeruckerbuckerchukkercluckerknuckersaltchuckershucker
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Cite this entry
APA

Zucker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zucker

MLA

“Zucker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zucker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zucker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zucker.

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