sucre
noun
su·cre
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Definition of sucre
(Entry 1 of 3)
: the basic monetary unit of Ecuador until 2000
Sucre
biographical name
Su·cre
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Definition of Sucre (Entry 2 of 3)
Antonio José de 1795–1830 South American liberator
Sucre
geographical name
Su·cre
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Definition of Sucre (Entry 3 of 3)
city southeast of La Paz in south central Bolivia population 244,000
Note: Sucre is Bolivia's constitutional capital.
Examples of sucre in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
No night out in Montréal, and no backwoods party at the cabane á sucre is complete without a big steaming pile of poutine. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "A Debatable Encyclopedia of Drunk Food," 1 Oct. 2018 Yet, in spite of modernization and commercialization, some cabanes à sucre owners are working hard to accommodate large numbers while remaining as authentic as possible to the quaint sugar shack experience of the past. — Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com, "Quaint sugaring experiences in Quebec," 4 Apr. 2018 Ecuadoreans have grown accustomed to U.S. dollars, which their government adopted in 2000 to overcome soaring inflation and the sucre’s collapse. — John Otis And, WSJ, "The Dollar Rescued Ecuador. Can It Save Venezuela?," 27 Mar. 2018 Their output ranges from tarte au sucre and pouding chomeur at Cafe du Pays to black-and-white cookies and babka at Mamaleh’s to cherry cola cake and ice cream sandwiches at State Park. — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, "10 women pastry chefs you should know in the Boston area," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sucre.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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