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sugar cane en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar.
   • Daniel was watching Sarah, Bose and Femi munch contentedly on the firm sweetness of sugar cane, plucking back the green with their fingers to reveal the creamy yellow-white that left gluey juices on their hands and clothes. 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 306:
2. (uncountable, usually) A candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane.

Forms

Deriveds

sugar cane stick · African sugarcane borer · sugarcane borer · sugarcane soldier fly · sugar cane stalk · Chinese sugar cane · sugarcane grassy shoot disease · sugar cane baton · African sugar cane

Relateds

sugarbush · cane carter · sugar maple · cane knife · cane sugar · sugar beet · cane cutter · sugar bush

Translations (157)

ms tebu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · it canna da zucchero (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · nl suikerriet (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · clt pasuv (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · za oij (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mkz ufa (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ur اُوکھ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · cmn 竿蔗 (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · da sukkerrør (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kaw ikṣu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · syl ꠇꠥꠁꠀꠞ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sv sockerrör (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ur نَیشَکَر (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · msk tobo (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · bho ऊखि (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sk cukrová trstina (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mk шеќерна трска (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · yo ìrèké (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · gu શેરડી (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sip གུར་ཤིང (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · yue 蔗 (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · nds Suckerröör (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · so qasabka sonkorta (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tya yuwa (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · et suhkruroog (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · lo ອ້ອຍ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tr şeker kamışı (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tg шакари қамиш (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · gu ઇક્ષુ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · km អំពៅ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · bni monkoko (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · bxd pʰauŋ³¹ tʃʰu⁵⁵ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · gu ઊસ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kix lǖkīng (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · vi mía (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kum шекер къамуш (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · de Zuckerrohr (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ki kĩgwa (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ccc ocha'tina (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pam atbu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · hi ईख (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kn ಕಬ್ಬು (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · to tō (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · luy emkachi (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pa ਗੰਨਾ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · be цукро́вы трысьнёг (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tyz ỏi (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mvv tobu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · as কুঁহিয়াৰ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ru са́харный тростни́к (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pa ਕਮਾਦ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · cmn 甘蔗 (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mi tō (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · haw kō (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ln monkoko (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ln nkoko (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · yi צוקערראָר (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · nup kpàǹsánnákó (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ha rake (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · prs نَیشَکَر (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · id tebu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · fj dovu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · acw قصب السكر (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · grc σάκχαρ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · bn আখ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mnc ᡬᠠᠨᡯᡝ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ht kann (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ko 단수수 (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · be цукро́вая трысці́на (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · khb ᦀᦾᧉ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ja 砂糖黍 (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ja サトウキビ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kaw tĕbu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tl tubo (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · is sykurreyr (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · nn sukkerrøyr (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · fr canne à sucre (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · nv dáʼákaz łikaní (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sh šećerna trska (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · be цукро́вая трысьці́на (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · oc cana de sucre (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mr ऊस (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · hy շաքարեղեգ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ro trestie-de-câmp (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kk қант құрағы (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kxd tebu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sq kallam sheqeri (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kaw rosan (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kk қант қамысы (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mn чихрийн нишингэ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tsg tubu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · hu cukornád (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · bg за́харна тръсти́ка (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tet tohu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pra-mah 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tsu tʉfsʉ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · gl cana de azucre (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · bol reke (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · uk цукро́ва трости́на (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tk şekerçiňrik (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · njo-jgl moji (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · jv ꦠꦼꦧꦸ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · eo sukerkano (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · my ကြံ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sm tolo (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · fa-ira نِیشَکَر (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · txb ikṣṣu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · akl tubo (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pt cana-de-açúcar (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · th อ้อย (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · te చెరకు (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · lv cukurniedre (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · hi ऊख (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · cs cukrová třtina (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ota شكر قامشی (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ka შაქრის ლერწამი (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ota نیشكر (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · hi गन्ना (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mn ᠰᠢᠬᠢᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠢᠩᠭᠦ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · af suikerriet (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ace tubèë (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ro trestie-de-zahăr (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mel tebou (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ar قَصَب السُّكَّر (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · be цукро́вы трыснёг (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mrw tebo (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pon sehu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ddg upa (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ur اِیکھ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mba tubu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pl trzcina cukrowa (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kk борыққамыс (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · jv ꦫꦺꦴꦱꦤ꧀ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · he קנה סוכר (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sat ᱟᱸᱠ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · es caña de azúcar (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pa ਇੱਖ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · xnb tʉvʉsʉ (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sw muwa (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · lt cukranendrė (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · xal шикрин хулсн (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sa इक्षु (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ta கரும்பு (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · tcy ಕರುಂಬು (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mi tōhuka (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ko 사탕수수 (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · el ζαχαροκάλαμο (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · woe wou (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · mbb tevu (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · pac atao (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ca canya de sucre (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · fi sokeriruoko (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · nb sukkerrør (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · kxd gelagah (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sh шећерна трска (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · ml കരിമ്പ് (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) · sl sladkorni trs (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar)