grape sugar
- noun
- /ɡreɪp ˈsʌɡər/
- Specialized
:
azúcar de uva
- The sweetness of ripe grapes is largely due to their high content of grape sugar.
Examples
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Honey is a natural source of grape sugar, which gives it its distinctive sweetness.
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Some bakers prefer using grape sugar instead of regular table sugar in certain recipes.
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I love eating grape sugar straight from the vine.
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Many fruits contain grape sugars that are beneficial for health.
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Honey is a natural source of grape sugar, which gives it its distinctive sweetness.
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The sweetness of ripe grapes is largely due to their high content of grape sugar.
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Some bakers prefer using grape sugar instead of regular table sugar in certain recipes.
Synonyms
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6.1
A simple sugar found in honey and fruits that people use as a sweetener and in medicine
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2.9
A sugar made from corn starch used to sweeten food and drinks
A simple sugar found in honey and fruit that gives quick energy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun-noun compound literally combines 'grape' + 'sugar' to denote the sugar found in grapes, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer it means a sweet substance from grapes. While the entry's technical label 'dextrose' is more specific, the basic sense is fully compositional and cross-linguistically common, making it transparent.
Etymology
The noun grape sugar comes from the simple idea of sugar in grapes: people saw that crushed grape juice was sweet and called the natural sugar in it grape sugar. That's why the name now means the natural sugar called 'dextrose' found in grapes and other sweet fruits.