sugartime

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noun

The time that is spent collecting sap from trees.

“It's sugartime in Vermont.”

OriginEnglish time ← Middle English tyme ← Old English tīma →
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Meanings

nounsugartime (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe time that is spent collecting sap from trees.

    It's sugartime in Vermont.

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. Old Italianzucchero
  8. Old Frenchçucre
  9. Middle Englishsugre
  10. Englishsugar
  11. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
  14. Proto-Germanic*tīmô
  15. Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
  16. Old Englishtīma
  17. Middle Englishtyme
  18. Englishtime
  19. Englishsugartime

From sugar + time.

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APA

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

MLA

“sugartime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugartime. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugartime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugartime.

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