muscovado Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mus`co*va"do adjective
Etymology
Corrupted fr. Sp. mascabado; cf. Pg. mascavado, F. moscouade, n., formerly also mascovade, It. mascavato.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist.
Mus`co*va"do noun
Definitions
  1. Unrefined or raw sugar.

Webster 1913