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powdered sugar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpaʊ.dɚd ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ/ (US)
• /ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊɡ.ə/ (UK)
• pouʹdərd sho͝ogʹər (US)

Meanings

1. (US, uncountable, usually) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.

Forms

Synonyms

icing sugar · confectioners' sugar · pulverized sugar

Translations (37)

fi tomusokeri (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · da flormelis (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · sk práškový cukr (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · fo florsukur (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · is flórsykur (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · gl azucre glas (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · pl cukier puder (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · bg пудра захар (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · es azúcar flor (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · it zucchero a velo (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · fr sucre impalpable (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · sv florsocker (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · hu porcukor (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · pt açúcar de confeiteiro (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · mi puehu huka (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · fr sucre en poudre (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · eo glazursukero (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · fr sucre glace (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · es azúcar glas (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · ca sucre de llustre (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · yue 糖霜 (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · nl poedersuiker (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · uk цукро́ва пу́дра (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · tr pudra şekeri (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · fr sucre à glacer (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · de Staubzucker (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · ru са́харная пу́дра (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · de Puderzucker (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · es azúcar glasé (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · el ζάχαρη άχνη (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · cs práškový cukr (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · pt açúgar em pó (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · cmn 糖粉 (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · cs cukr moučka (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · no melis (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · ja 粉砂糖 (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc) · ro zahăr pudră (very finely ground sugar used in icings, etc)