muscovado en · NOUN
Etymology
Corrupted from Spanish mascabado or Portuguese mascavado, from the verb mascavar, a corrupted form of menoscabar (“to despise”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An unrefined brown sugar with a strong flavour of molasses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| muscovadoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| muscovados | Number=Plur | lexicographic |