caster sugar

noun

very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor

• Hypernyms: ↑powdered sugar

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castor sugar or caster sugar noun

White granulated sugar crushed to form fine grains

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Main Entry: ↑castor

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caster sugar UK US noun [uncountable] british

white sugar in the form of very small grains, used especially in cooking

Thesaurus: sweet food and desserts_hyponym types of food or drink_hypernym

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ˌcaster ˈsugar (also ˌcastor ˈsugar) noun uncountable (BrE)

white sugar in the form of very fine grains, used in cooking

caster sugar — caster .sugar castor sugar n [U] BrE sugar with very small grains used for cooking … Dictionary of contemporary English
caster sugar — (also castor sugar) ► NOUN Brit. ▪ finely granulated white sugar. ORIGIN because suitable for sprinkling from a castor … English terms dictionary
caster sugar — also castor sugar N UNCOUNT Caster sugar is white sugar that has been ground into fine grains. It is used in cooking. [BRIT] (in AM, use superfine sugar) … English dictionary
caster sugar — noun Granulated sugar that has been sifted to have a finer crystal size, so that it can be shaken out of the holes of a caster. Syn: berry sugar … Wiktionary
Caster sugar — regular sugar (actually slightly finer than regular US sugar, but not much) … Dictionary of Australian slang
caster sugar — Australian Slang regular sugar (actually slightly finer than regular US sugar, but not much) … English dialects glossary
caster sugar — (also castor sugar) noun Brit. finely granulated white sugar. Origin C19: so named because it was suitable for sprinkling using a castor … English new terms dictionary
caster sugar — /ˈkastə ˌʃʊgə / (say kahstuh .shooguh) noun finely ground white sugar. Also, castor sugar …
caster sugar — noun see castor sugar … New Collegiate Dictionary
caster sugar — finely ground sugar (often used in gourmet recipes because of its light texture) … English contemporary dictionary

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