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Meaning of sugar cane | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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
  2. A candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Čeština cukrová třtina
Deutsch Zuckerrohr
Ελληνικά ζαχαροκάλαμο
Español caña de azúcar
Suomi sokeriruoko
Français canne à sucre
हिन्दी ईख ऊख गन्ना
Bahasa Indonesia tebu
Nederlands suikerriet
Português cana-de-açúcar
Svenska sockerrör
ไทย อ้อย
Türkçe şeker kamışı
Tiếng Việt mía

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

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

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