powdered sugar
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈpaʊdərd ˈʃʌɡər/
- US
:
azúcar glas
- Blackberries served in a crystal bowl with powdered sugar add a delightful touch to the dessert.
- add powdered sugar
- sift powdered sugar
- sprinkle powdered sugar
Ingredients are marshmallows, powdered sugar, and water.
- Ingredients are marshmallows, powdered sugar, and water.
- It's Frisia Frisia Frisia bergamot, powdered sugar, Raspberry and vanilla.
- I'm feeling for kind of a, a fluffiness, almost like powdered sugar, right?
Examples
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Add one cup of powdered sugar at a time, scraping the bowl and mixing well after each addition.
Blog text (18) -
The next morning, Stuart wakes Palmyra up with breakfast in bed: French toast with powdered sugar and syrup.
Fiction book (1995) -
Those cookies with the powdered sugar, they were a big hit.
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While still warm, roll the cookies in powdered sugar to completely coat them.
Blog text (18) -
Maybe some French toast and a little powdered sugar.
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Blackberries served in a crystal bowl with powdered sugar, a pitcher of cream on the side?
Fiction book (1995) -
But what are beignets?" His mouth watered as he described the deep-fried dough puffs covered with powdered sugar.
Fiction book (1991) -
Try our streusel, butterscotch chip and caramel-filled buttermilk flapjacks, topped with powdered sugar, whipped cream and crushed candy canes.
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Dust the top of each dessert with powdered sugar before serving for a sweet finish.
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She sprinkled powdered sugar on the cake to make it look more appealing.
Synonyms
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1.6
Very finely powdered sugar used to make sweet toppings and decorations
Antonyms
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'powdered' (made into fine particles) + 'sugar' (sweet crystalline ingredient) yields sugar in a powdered form. This is a simple, cross-linguistically common descriptive compound, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning and typical use in baking.
Etymology
Powdered sugar comes from sugar that has been ground into a very fine powder, so it looks like soft 'dust'. Because the sugar is so fine, bakers can easily 'dust' it on cakes or mix it into 'icing', so today the word means sugar made for sprinkling and smooth frostings.