French word

sucrerie

Pronunciation

IPA/sykʁəʁi/

Meaning

  • feminine nounsweet

Example

Ne mange pas trop de sucreries avant le dîner.

Don't eat too many sweets before dinner.

Illustration for sucrerie (sweet)

More examples

Les enfants partagent souvent leurs sucreries après l'école.

Children often share their candy after school.

Core concept

A display of little sweet items, from wrapped candies to one-bite chocolate pieces.

Common phrases

  • offrir des sucreries

    offer candy

  • vente de sucreries

    candy sale

Similar words

bonbon: A small, individually wrapped sweet that can be eaten in one bite.
confiserie: A sugar-based sweet, such as candy, caramel, or individually wrapped chocolate.
chocolat: A chocolate product made from cacao, such as a bar or other chocolate treat.
dessert: A sweet dish or fruit served at the end of a meal.

Definition in French

Désigne des produits sucrés de petite taille (bonbons, petits chocolats, confiseries) consommés comme friandises.

Word origin

French built sucrerie from sucre and the productive suffix -erie; sucre ultimately traces back through Medieval Latin succarum to Arabic sukkar.

Usage tips

  • After trop de, the example uses de before the plural noun: ne mange pas trop de sucreries.

Other meanings

  • candynoun
  • confectionerynoun

Related words

  • sucrésweetadjective
  • sucresugarnoun

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