Where does “mascabado” come from?
mascabado (Spanish) comes from Portuguese mascavado, from Portuguese mascavar, from Portuguese menoscabar, from Latin minuscapare.
mascabado (Spanish): Made into muscovado
Ancestry of “mascabado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | mascavado | muscovado; adulterated; incomprehensible |
| 2 | Portuguese | mascavar | to refine; to adulterate; to mispronounce |
| 3 | Portuguese | menoscabar | to despise |
| 4 | Latin | minuscapare | — |
Words derived from “mascabado”