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Noun

socker (uncountable)

  1. Dated spelling of soccer.

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Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish soker, from Middle Low German sucker, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔkɛr/, [ˈsɔkːər]
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Hyphenation: sock‧er
  • Rhymes: -¹ɔkɛr

Noun

socker n

  1. (uncountable) sugar; sucrose in the form of small crystals
    Socker är / smakar sött
    Sugar is / tastes sweet
    Vill du ha socker i kaffet?
    Would you like sugar in your coffee?
  2. (countable, biochemistry) sugar; any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
    • 2010, Jennie Molin, Utvärdering av potentialen för produktion av algbiobränsle vid en etanolanläggning‎ (thesis), Linköping University:
      Sockret i sirapen är främst pentoser (till exempel xylos) eftersom det är ett socker som jästsvamparna i etanolproduktionen inte förbrukar (Erlandsson, personlig kommunikation).
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (dated) diabetes
    Synonyms: sockersjuka, diabetes
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Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: sokeri

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