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- [shoo g-er pluhm]
- /ˈʃʊg ər plʌm/
- /ˈʃʊɡə(r) plʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoo g-er pluhm]
- /ˈʃʊg ər plʌm/
Definition of sugar-plum word
- noun sugar-plum a small sweetmeat made of sugar with various flavoring and coloring ingredients; a bonbon. 1
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Origin of sugar-plum
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; sugar + plum1
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Parts of speech for Sugar-plum
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sugar-plum popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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