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Meaning of sugar cane | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.
uncountable, usually
A candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane.
uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Afrikaans suikerriet

العربية قَصَب السُّكَّر قصب سكر

Български захарна тръстика

বাংলা আখ

Bosanski ko ko to

Català canya de sucre

Čeština cukrová třtina

Deutsch Zuckerrohr

Ελληνικά ζαχαροκάλαμο

Español caña de azúcar

Suomi sokeriruoko

Vosa Vakaviti dovu

Français canne à sucre

Galego cana de azucre

ગુજરાતી ઇક્ષુ ઊસ શેરડી

Hausa rake

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kō

हिन्दी ईख ऊख गन्ना

Hrvatski to

Magyar cukornád

Հայերեն շաքարեղեգ

Bahasa Indonesia tebu

Íslenska sykurreyr

Italiano canna da zucchero

日本語サトウキビ砂糖黍蔗

ქართული შაქრის ლერწამი

ខ្មែរ អំពៅ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಬ್ಬು

한국어 蔗 단수수 사탕수수

Kurdî ko ko ko to

Lingála monkoko nkoko

ລາວ ອ້ອຍ

Te Reo Māori tō

Македонски шеќерна трска

മലയാളം കരിമ്പ്

मराठी ऊस

Bahasa Melayu tebu

မြန်မာဘာသာ ကြံ့

Nederlands suikerriet

Polski trzcina cukrowa

Português cana-de-açúcar

Русский сахарный тростник

Slovenčina cukrová trstina

Gagana Sāmoa tolo

Српски ko ko to

Svenska sockerrör

Kiswahili muwa

தமிழ் கரும்பு

తెలుగు చెరకు

ไทย อ้อย

Tagalog tubo

Türkçe şeker kamışı

اردو اُوکھ ایکھ نیشکر

Tiếng Việt mía

Yorùbá ireke

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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