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sugarloaf

sug·ar·loaf
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shoo g-er-lohf]
    • /ˈʃʊg ərˌloʊf/
    • /ˈʃʊ.ɡərˌlof/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo g-er-lohf]
    • /ˈʃʊg ərˌloʊf/

Definitions of sugarloaf word

  • noun plural sugarloaf a large, usually conical loaf or mass of hard refined sugar: the common form of household sugar until the mid-19th century. 1
  • noun plural sugarloaf anything resembling this in shape. 1
  • adjective sugarloaf resembling a sugar-loaf. 1

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Origin of sugarloaf

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425

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Parts of speech for Sugarloaf

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sugarloaf 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sugarloaf usage trend in Literature

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