Muscovado

a. [Fr. moscouade, It. moscovata, mascavato, Sp. azúcar mascabado, Pg. assucar mascabado, from Sp. & Pg. mascabar, for menoscabar, to lessen, to impair, from menoscabo, diminution, deterioration, Pr. mescap, Fr. méchef, Eng. mischief. See MISCHIEF.] Pertaining to or characterizing unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar-cane by evaporation and draining off the molasses. It is blended with certain impurities which render it unfit for use till refined.