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Pronunciation / Transliteration: meetha
"यह मिठाई बहुत मीठी है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having the taste or flavor of sugar; sweet.
"The sugary dessert was a hit at the party." - 2
Excessively sweet or sentimental.
"The movie was criticized for its sugary plot."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'sugary' originates from the Middle English term 'sugre', derived from the Old French 'sucre', which in turn comes from the Latin 'saccharum', meaning sugar. The term has evolved to describe anything that contains or resembles sugar, particularly in taste.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sugary" is said worldwide
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sucré
Transliteration: sü-krey
"Le dessert était très sucré."
zuckerhaltig
Transliteration: tsook-er-hahl-tig
"Der Kuchen war sehr zuckerhaltig."
zuccherato
Transliteration: zook-keh-rah-toh
"Il dolce era molto zuccherato."
azucarado
Transliteration: ah-thoo-kah-rah-doh
"El postre estaba muy azucarado."
açucarado
Transliteration: ah-soo-kah-rah-doo
"A sobremesa estava muito açucarada."
मीठा
Transliteration: meetha
"यह मिठाई बहुत मीठी है।"
甜的
Transliteration: tián de
"这个甜点非常甜。"
달콤한
Transliteration: dalkomhan
"이 디저트는 매우 달콤하다."
甘い
Transliteration: amai
"このデザートはとても甘い。"
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