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sugar

 
 
/ˈʃʊgər/ noun

Translation

SUBSTANCE [U] a very sweet substance used to give flavour to food and drinks
şeker
coffee with milk and sugar883
AMOUNT [C] a spoon of sugar in a cup of tea or coffee
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He likes two sugars in his tea.883
(Definition of sugar noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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