sugar-loaf

noun

A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.

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Meanings

nounsugar-loaf (plural sugar-loaves)

plural sugar-loaves · alternative sugar loaf · alternative sugarloaf

  1. historicalA block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.
  2. obsoleteA hat shaped like a sugar-loaf.

    why, do not I know you, grannam? and that sugar-loaf?

    1607, Thomas Dekker, John Webster, Westward Ho
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of sugar-loaf chicory, a certain cultivar.
  4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of sugar-loaf cabbage, a certain cultivar.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 糖塔, 塔糖
  • 糖塔 (tángtǎ)conical block of sugar
  • 塔糖 (tǎtáng)conical block of sugar
Czech cukrová homole, homole cukru
  • cukrová homoleconical block of sugar
  • homole cukruconical block of sugar
Danish sukkertop
  • sukkertopconical block of sugar
Dutch suikerbrood
  • suikerbroodconical block of sugar
Esperanto sukerbulko
  • sukerbulkoconical block of sugar
Finnish sokeritoppa
  • sokeritoppaconical block of sugar
French pain de sucre
  • pain de sucreconical block of sugar
German Zuckerhut, Zuckerstock
  • Zuckerhutconical block of sugar
  • Zuckerstockconical block of sugar
Hebrew חָרוּט סֻכָּר, כִּכָּר סֻכָּר
  • חָרוּט סֻכָּר (kharút sukár)conical block of sugar
  • כִּכָּר סֻכָּר (kikár sukár)conical block of sugar
Hungarian süvegcukor
  • süvegcukorconical block of sugar
Italian pan di zucchero, cono di zucchero
  • pan di zuccheroconical block of sugar
  • cono di zuccheroconical block of sugar
Japanese 棒砂糖
  • 棒砂糖 (bōzatō)conical block of sugar
Malay gula jantung
  • gula jantungconical block of sugar
Norwegian Bokmål sukkertopp
  • sukkertoppconical block of sugar
Persian کلهقند
  • کلهقند (kalle-qand)conical block of sugar
Polish głowa cukru
  • głowa cukruconical block of sugar
Portuguese pão de açúcar
  • pão de açúcarconical block of sugar
Spanish pan de azúcar
  • pan de azúcarconical block of sugar
Swedish sockertopp
  • sockertoppconical block of sugar
Tamil சர்க்கரைக் கட்டி
  • சர்க்கரைக் கட்டி (carkkaraik kaṭṭi)conical block of sugar
Cite this entry
APA

sugar-loaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar-loaf

MLA

“sugar-loaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar-loaf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugar-loaf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar-loaf.

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