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nounadjective

el edulcorante

sweetener

Definition & meaning

Edulcorante is primarily a noun meaning sweetener: a substance used to give food or drinks a sweet taste. It may refer to natural products such as honey or stevia, or artificial and low-calorie substances such as saccharin or aspartame.

It can also function as an adjective meaning sweetening or that which sweetens, although this use is less common than the noun.

Examples:

  • Este café lleva un edulcorante artificial. — This coffee contains an artificial sweetener.
  • La stevia es un edulcorante natural. — Stevia is a natural sweetener.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Part of speech: masculine noun; also an adjective
  • Gender: el edulcorante
  • Plural: los edulcorantes
  • Feminine adjective form: edulcorante; the form does not change for gender

The word comes from the verb , meaning “to sweeten.” It derives ultimately from Latin dulcor, meaning “sweetness,” related to , “sweet.”

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • — a general synonym for “sweetener,” often used for substances added to food or drinks
  • — sugar; technically a type of sweetening substance, but not necessarily a substitute or low-calorie sweetener
  • — saccharin, a specific artificial sweetener
  • — stevia, a natural sweetener obtained from a plant

Antonyms

There is no exact antonym for edulcorante, since it names a substance rather than a quality. Depending on the context, related opposites include:

  • — bitter; describing a taste opposite to sweetness
  • [sin azúcar](vocabuo://word/sin azúcar) — sugar-free; describing a product that contains no sugar, though it may still contain an

Common phrases & collocations

  • [edulcorante artificial](vocabuo://word/edulcorante artificial) — artificial sweetener
  • [edulcorante natural](vocabuo://word/edulcorante natural) — natural sweetener
  • [edulcorante bajo en calorías](vocabuo://word/edulcorante bajo en calorías) — low-calorie sweetener
  • [edulcorante líquido](vocabuo://word/edulcorante líquido) — liquid sweetener
  • [edulcorante en polvo](vocabuo://word/edulcorante en polvo) — powdered sweetener
  • [sustituir el azúcar por un edulcorante](vocabuo://word/sustituir el azúcar por un edulcorante) — to replace sugar with a sweetener

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Examples

No tengo edulcorante para el café.noun

I don't have sweetener for the coffee.

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