white sugar

"White sugar" is a common sweetener used in cooking and baking, derived from sugarcane or sugar beets.

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Definition

A2Culinary

(general)A refined sweetener made by removing molasses from sugarcane or sugar beets, resulting in white, crystalline grains.

Example

  • She added white sugar to her coffee.
  • White sugar is often used in baking cakes and cookies.

C1Slang

(informal, slang)A term sometimes used to refer to cocaine.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "white sugar":

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