MUSCOVADO


Meaning of MUSCOVADO in English

[ 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'.

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