sugar bowl

sug·ar bowl

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shoo g-er bohl]
- /ˈʃʊg ər boʊl/
- /ˈʃʊɡə(r) bəʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo g-er bohl]
- /ˈʃʊg ər boʊl/

Definitions of sugar bowl words

noun sugar bowl a small bowl, usually having a cover, for serving granulated sugar or sugar cubes. 1
noun sugar bowl receptacle: holds sugar 1
countable noun sugar bowl A sugar bowl is a small bowl in which sugar is kept. 0
noun sugar bowl a small bowl in which sugar is kept 0

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Origin of sugar bowl

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Sugar bowl

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Sugar bowl

sugar bowl popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sugar bowl usage trend in Literature

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