white sugar

noun

Refined sugar.

Meanings

nounwhite sugar (countable and uncountable, plural white sugars)

plural white sugars

  1. countableuncountableRefined sugar.
  2. slanguncountablecocaine.
  3. slanguncountableA white woman as a sex partner.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwhite sugur
  2. Englishwhite sugar

From Middle English white sugur.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白糖, 白砂糖
  • 白糖 (báitáng)refined sugar
  • 白砂糖 (báishātáng)refined sugar
Finnish valkoinen sokeri
  • valkoinen sokerirefined sugar
French sucre blanc
  • sucre blancrefined sugar
Indonesian gula pasir
  • gula pasirrefined sugar
Irish siúcra bán
  • siúcra bánrefined sugar
Japanese 白砂糖, 白糖
  • 白砂糖 (shirozatō)refined sugar
  • 白糖 (hakutō)refined sugar
Korean 백설탕, 백당
  • 백설탕 (baekseoltang)refined sugar
  • 백당 (baekdang)refined sugar
Spanish azúcar blanco, azúcar blanca
  • azúcar blancorefined sugar
  • azúcar blancarefined sugar
Tagalog puting asukal
  • puting asukalrefined sugar
Thai น้ำตาลทรายขาว
  • น้ำตาลทรายขาว (nám-dtaan-saai-kǎao)refined sugar
Turkish beyaz şeker
  • beyaz şekerrefined sugar
Cite this entry
APA

white sugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20sugar

MLA

“white sugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20sugar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white sugar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20sugar.

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