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Definition of muscovado noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

muscovado

noun
 
/ˌmʌskəˈvɑːdəʊ/
 
/ˌmʌskəˈvɑːdəʊ/
(also muscovado sugar)
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of dark sugar with a strong taste
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Portuguese mascabado (açúcar) ‘(sugar) of the lowest quality’.
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