MUSCOVADO


Meaning of MUSCOVADO in English

/ ˌmʌskəˈvɑːdəʊ; NAmE -doʊ/ (also ˌmuscovado ˈsugar ) noun

[ U ] a type of dark sugar with a strong flavour

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Portuguese mascabado (açúcar) (sugar) of the lowest quality.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.