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Zucker.

A surname from German.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈzʌ.kə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzʌ.kəɹ/General-American

  1. A surname from German.

Where this word comes 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.

noun/ˈzʌ.kə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzʌ.kəɹ/General-American

  1. Ellipsis of Zucker rat.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes 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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