Sugar – el/la azúcar

(Pronounced ah-soo-kahr)

To remember that sugar is pronounced ah-soo-kahr (azúcar) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

They delivered the sugar cane to the pandas in a zoo car (azúcar).

Azucar can be used as a feminine or masculine noun, so it's el or la azúcar.

Imagine an elephant and a lady sitting together, putting sugar in their tea. 

Examples of azúcar (sugar) in a sentence

Me gusta el café sin azúcar.

(I like coffee without sugar.)

¿Puedes pasarme el azúcar, por favor?

(Can you pass me the sugar, please?)

Esta receta necesita dos cucharadas de azúcar.

(This recipe needs two tablespoons of sugar.)