sugar tongs

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Translations
مِلْقَط السُّكَّر
kleštičky na cukr
sukkertang
Zuckerzange
cukorfogó
sykurtöng
mollette per lo zucchero
sukkertang
klieštiky n cukor
şeker maşası
方糖夹子

sugar tongs

nplmollette fpl da zucchero
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sugar

(ˈʃugə) noun
the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar-cane, or from the juice of certain other plants, and used in cooking and for sweetening tea, coffee etc. Do you take sugar in your coffee?
verb
to sweeten, cover or sprinkle with sugar.
ˈsugary adjective
1. tasting of sugar, or containing a lot of sugar. sugary foods.
2. too sweet or sentimental. a sugary story.
ˈsugariness noun
ˈsugar-cane noun
a type of tall grass from whose juice sugar is obtained.
ˌsugar-ˈcoated adjective
covered with icing. sugar-coated biscuits.
ˈsugar-free adjective
not containing sugar.
sugar lump
a small cube of sugar used for sweetening tea etc.
sugar tongs
an instrument for lifting sugar lumps. a pair of sugar tongs.
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