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zucker

/ˈzʌ.kəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
Zuc-ker
IPA
/ˈzʌ.kəɹ/
21
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

noun

Ellipsis of Zucker rat.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Italian zuccherobor. Middle High German zucker German Zuckerbor. English Zucker Borrowed from German Zucker.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈzʌ.kəɹ/
  • British English: /ˈzʌ.kə/

Inflected Forms

Zuckers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Cukier Cukierman Cukiermann Zuckerberg Zuckerman Zuckermann Zuker Zukerberg

Rhymes With

tucker fucker sucker trucker drucker rucker pucker kuchar succor bucher ducker brucker

Questions

How do you pronounce zucker?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzʌ.kəɹ/.
What does zucker mean?
A surname from German.
Where does zucker come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Italian zuccherobor. Middle High German zucker German Zuckerbor. English Zucker Borrowed from German Zucker.

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