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sugar-loaf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
sug-ar-loaf
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A hat shaped like a sugar-loaf.

Obsolete

noun

Ellipsis of sugar-loaf chicory, a certain cultivar.

noun

Ellipsis of sugar-loaf cabbage, a certain cultivar.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sugar-loaves (plural) sugar loaf (alternative) sugarloaf (alternative)

Phrases

sugar-loaf bonnet sugar-loaf button sugar-loaf cabbage sugar-loaf cap sugar-loaf cornea sugar-loaf crown sugar-loaf eminence sugar-loaf hat

Frequently Paired Words

sugarcane sugar cube sugar lump loaf sugar sugar nips

Questions

What does sugar-loaf mean?
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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