muscovado
mus·co·vado (mus′kə vā′dō, -vä′-)
noun
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
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