noun
also mus·ca·va·do ˌməskəˈvā(ˌ)dō, -vä(ˌ)-
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish or Portuguese; Spanish ( azúcar ) mascabado, from Portuguese ( açúcar ) mascavado, from açúcar sugar + mascavado, past participle of mascavar to adulterate, separate raw sugar (from molasses), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin minuscapare, from Latin minus less + caput head — more at minus , head
: unrefined or raw sugar obtained from the juice of the sugarcane by evaporation and draining off the molasses