sugarhouse en · NOUN
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. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English sugarhouse From sugar + house.
Meanings
- (historical) A factory for the refining of raw sugar from Barbados.
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(Canada, New-England) A small cabin or shack where sap collected from sugar maples is boiled into maple syrup.
Holonym: sugarbush
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sugar-house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sugar house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sugarhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |