muscovado
muscovado
Definition
mus·co·vado (mus′kə vā′dō, -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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