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Where does “mascavado” come from?

mascavado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mascavar, from Portuguese menoscabar, from Latin minuscapare.

mascavado (Portuguese): muscovado; adulterated; incomprehensible

Definitions

  1. muscovado; adulterated; incomprehensible

Ancestry of “mascavado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemascavarto refine; to adulterate; to mispronounce
2Portuguesemenoscabarto despise
3Latinminuscapare—

Words derived from “mascavado”

  • muscovado
Every word from Latin minuscapare →