papelon

noun

pa·​pe·​lon

¦päpə¦lōn

plural -s

: crude brown sugar produced especially in northern South America

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish papelón, from Spanish, cardboard, augmentative of papel paper, from Catalan paper, from Latin papyrus; from its being hardened in cardboard molds

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