- caster sugar castor sugar
- noun (U) BrE sugar with very small grains used for cooking
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
caster sugar castor sugar
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caster sugar — (also castor sugar) ► NOUN Brit. ▪ finely granulated white sugar. ORIGIN because suitable for sprinkling from a castor … English terms dictionary
caster sugar — caster .sugar castor sugar n [U] BrE sugar with very small grains used for cooking … Dictionary of contemporary English
caster sugar — noun very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor • Syn: ↑castor sugar • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ … Useful english 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 — (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
castor sugar — castor .sugar n [U] another spelling of ↑caster sugar … Dictionary of contemporary English
castor sugar — noun very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor • Syn: ↑caster sugar • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
castor sugar — or caster sugar noun Etymology: caster Date: 1855 chiefly British finely granulated white sugar … New Collegiate Dictionary
