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sugar loaf

n.
1. Sugar packed into the shape of a rounded cone.
2. A mountain in the shape of a loaf or rounded cone.
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sugar loaf

or

sugarloaf

n
1. (Cookery) a large conical mass of hard refined sugar. See also loaf sugar
2. something resembling this in shape
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sugar loaf - a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugarsugar loaf - a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar
loaf sugar, sugarloaf
loaf - a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese"
refined sugar, sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
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sugar loaf

n → pan m di zucchero
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