Sugarcoat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

cause to appear more pleasant or appealing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʊɡɚkˌoʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʊɡəkˌəʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʊɡəkˌəʊt/

3 syllables Say it as /ʃˈʊɡɚkˌoʊt/.

Examples

The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glaze candy

Parts of Speech

verb	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
verb	cause to appear more pleasant or appealing “The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts”

Word Forms

glaze

noun

any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuckermantel

Mit etwas Süßem bestreichen, zum Beispiel mit einer Hartzuckerglasur

🇫🇷French

sucre

enrober de quelque chose de sucré, comme un glaçage au sucre dur

🇪🇸Spanish

endulzar

cubrir con algo dulce, como un glaseado de azúcar duro

🇮🇹Italian

zucchero filato

ricoprire con qualcosa di dolce, come una glassa di zucchero duro

🇳🇱Dutch

suikerjasje

bestrijk het met iets zoets, zoals een hard suikerglazuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

açucarado

cubra com algo doce, como uma cobertura de açúcar duro

🇷🇺Russian

сахарная шуба

покройте чем-нибудь сладким, например твердой сахарной глазурью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चीनी का लेप

किसी मीठी चीज़ से कोट करें, जैसे कि सख्त चीनी का शीशा

🇧🇩Bengali

চিনির কোট

মিষ্টি কিছু দিয়ে কোট করুন, যেমন একটি শক্ত চিনির গ্লেজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சுகர்கோட்

கடினமான சர்க்கரை படிந்து உறைதல் போன்ற இனிப்புடன் பூச்சு

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కెర కోటు

గట్టి చక్కెర గ్లేజ్ వంటి తీపితో కోట్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

साखरेचा कोट

गोड काहीतरी लेप करा, जसे की हार्ड शुगर ग्लेझ

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુગરકોટ

મીઠી વસ્તુ સાથે કોટ કરો, જેમ કે સખત સુગર ગ્લેઝ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಕೋಟ್

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯ ಗ್ಲೇಸುಗಳಂತಹ ಸಿಹಿಯಾದ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕೋಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പഞ്ചസാരകോട്ട്

ഹാർഡ് ഷുഗർ ഗ്ലേസ് പോലുള്ള മധുരമുള്ള എന്തെങ്കിലും കൊണ്ട് കോട്ട് ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੂਗਰਕੋਟ

ਮਿੱਠੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਕੋਟ ਕਰੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸ਼ੂਗਰ ਦੀ ਗਲੇਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

شوگر کوٹ

میٹھی چیز کے ساتھ کوٹ کریں، جیسے سخت چینی کی چمک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

糖衣

涂上一些甜的东西，比如硬糖釉

🇯🇵Japanese

シュガーコート

硬い砂糖釉薬などの甘いものでコーティングする

🇰🇷Korean

설탕옷

단단한 설탕 유약과 같은 달콤한 것을 바르십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áo đường

phủ một thứ gì đó ngọt ngào, chẳng hạn như men đường cứng

🇹🇭Thai

เคลือบน้ำตาล

เคลือบด้วยของหวาน เช่น น้ำตาลเคลือบแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mantel gula

lapisi dengan sesuatu yang manis, seperti glasir gula keras

🇵🇭Filipino

kapote

coat na may matamis, tulad ng isang hard sugar glaze

🇲🇾Malay

mantel gula

salut dengan sesuatu yang manis, seperti sayu gula keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معطف السكر

معطف بشيء حلو، مثل طلاء السكر الصلب

🇮🇷Persian

کت قند

با چیزی شیرین، مانند لعاب شکر سفت بپوشانید

🇹🇷Turkish

şeker kaplama

sert şekerli sır gibi tatlı bir şeyle kaplayın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַמתִיק

מצפים במשהו מתוק, כמו זיגוג סוכר קשה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sugarcoat'?

The primary meaning of 'sugarcoat' is 'coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sugarcoat' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'sugarcoat' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sugarcoat' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sugarcoat' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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