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muscovado Definition

mus·co·vado (mus′kə vādō, -vä-)

noun

the dark raw sugar that remains after the molasses has been extracted from the juice of the sugar cane

Etymology: Sp mascabado (or Port mascavado), unrefined, of inferior quality < Sp mascabar, to depreciate, contr. < menoscabar, to lessen, deteriorate < menos, less (< L minus: see minus) + acabar, to achieve < L ad-, to + caput, head

muscovado Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sugar: Muscovado sugars have a comparable grain size to soft brown sugars.

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