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sugar cane

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈʃʊɡɚ ˌkeɪn/ · UK /ˈʃʊɡə ˌkeɪn/

sugar cane means: A tall plant grown in hot countries whose thick stems contain sweet juice used to make sugar.

noun

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A tall plant grown in hot countries whose thick stems contain sweet juice used to make sugar.

  • They grow sugar cane here.
  • Workers cut the sugar cane and load it onto trucks.
  • The factory makes sugar from the juice of sugar cane.

Similar words: sugarcane

Common phrases: grow sugar cane, cut sugar cane, sugar cane fields

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A sweet made in the shape of a walking stick, often with red and white stripes.

  • The child ate a sugar cane.
  • They hung red and white sugar canes on the tree.
  • She put a peppermint sugar cane in each gift bag.

Similar words: candy cane

Common phrases: a sugar cane, striped sugar cane, eat sugar cane

Questions about sugar cane

What does sugar cane mean?

A tall plant grown in hot countries whose thick stems contain sweet juice used to make sugar.

What is sugar cane in other languages?

Türkçe: şeker kamışı · Español: caña de azúcar · Français: canne à sucre · Deutsch: Zuckerrohr · Italiano: canna da zucchero · 日本語: サトウキビ

How do you pronounce sugar cane?

In American English /ˈʃʊɡɚ ˌkeɪn/; in British English /ˈʃʊɡə ˌkeɪn/.

How do you use sugar cane in a sentence?

They grow sugar cane here. Workers cut the sugar cane and load it onto trucks.

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