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sugar cube
Sugar pressed into small cube shapes for convenient use in drinks like coffee and tea.
コーヒーに角砂糖を入れる。
I put a sugar cube in my coffee.
角砂糖は何個入れますか。
How many sugar cubes would you like?
ジュース一本に角砂糖十個分の砂糖が入っていると聞いて驚いた。
I was surprised to hear that one bottle of juice contains the equivalent of ten sugar cubes of sugar.
USAGE:
A compound of 角 (square, cube) + 砂糖 (sugar). Sugar cubes are often used as a unit of measurement to illustrate how much sugar is in food and drinks. Counted with 個.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 角砂糖を入れる (to add a sugar cube)
- 角砂糖～個分 (equivalent to ~ sugar cubes)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 黒砂糖: brown sugar — unrefined sugar with a dark color
- 白砂糖: white sugar — standard refined granulated sugar
- グラニュー糖: granulated sugar — fine white sugar for baking