[ ˌmʌskə'vα:dəʊ ]
(also ~ sugar )
■ noun unrefined sugar made from evaporating the juice of sugar cane and draining off the molasses.
Origin
C17: from Port. mascabado (açúcar) '(sugar) of the lowest quality'.
[ ˌmʌskə'vα:dəʊ ]
(also ~ sugar )
■ noun unrefined sugar made from evaporating the juice of sugar cane and draining off the molasses.
Origin
C17: from Port. mascabado (açúcar) '(sugar) of the lowest quality'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004