brown sugar

noun

: soft sugar whose crystals are covered by a film of refined dark syrup

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The whiskey is powerful on the nose, with bold aromas of dark brown sugar, mesquite smoke, saddle leather, and vanilla bean. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 Copeland broils her fish in a homemade marinade of brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce and white wine vinegar, pairing it with sweet potato mash on the side. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 May 2025 Without a bakery in the plaza, this is the place to go for a brown sugar latte with boba after lunch, or for a cocoa drink with cheese foam and crushed Oreos after dinner. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 In a small bowl stir together shortbread crumbs, coconut, butter, brown sugar, and a pinch salt. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brown sugar

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brown sugar was in 1670

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“Brown sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20sugar. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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brown sugar

noun
: soft sugar whose crystals are covered by a film of purified dark syrup

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