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