sugar cube

noun

Piece of sugar in the shape of a cube (or approximate cube), often used for coffee or tea.

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sugar lump
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Meanings

nounsugar cube (plural sugar cubes)

plural sugar cubes · alternative rare sugar-cube · alternative rare sugarcube

  1. Piece of sugar in the shape of a cube (or approximate cube), often used for coffee or tea.

    The new building was dubbed 'the sugar cube', owing to the white tiles which were supposed to adorn the exterior of the cube-shaped structure.

    2025 February 19, Chris Howe, “Euston: Euston: a work in progress”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 46

    Synonyms: sugar lump

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPiece of sugar in the shape of a cube (or approximate cube), often used for coffee or tea.

Similar
sugar lump
Also see
lump-sugarsugar lump

Translations

Arabic قَنْد
  • قَنْد (qand)piece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Chinese Cantonese 方糖
  • 方糖 (fong¹ tong⁴)piece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Chinese Mandarin 方糖
  • 方糖 (fāngtáng)piece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Dutch suikerklontje
  • suikerklontjepiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Finnish sokeripala
  • sokeripalapiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
French cube de sucre, morceau de sucre
  • cube de sucrepiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
  • morceau de sucrepiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
German Zuckerwürfel
  • Zuckerwürfelpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Hungarian kockacukor, mokkacukor
  • kockacukorpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
  • mokkacukorpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Icelandic sykurmoli
  • sykurmolipiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Italian zolletta
  • zollettapiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Japanese 角砂糖
  • 角砂糖 (kakuzatō)piece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Korean 각설탕
  • 각설탕 (gakseoltang)piece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Persian قند
  • قند (qand)piece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Polish kostka cukru
  • kostka cukrupiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Portuguese cubo de açúcar, torrão de açúcar
  • cubo de açúcarpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
  • torrão de açúcarpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Romanian zahăr cubic
  • zahăr cubicpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Spanish terrón de azúcar
  • terrón de azúcarpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Swedish sockerbit
  • sockerbitpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Thai น้ำตาลก้อน
  • น้ำตาลก้อนpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Vietnamese đường cục
  • đường cụcpiece of sugar in the shape of a cube — see also cube sugar
Cite this entry
APA

sugar cube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20cube

MLA

“sugar cube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20cube. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugar cube,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20cube.

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