brown sugar

noun

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

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Easter Cookie Cake 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 egg 2 tsp. Bev Barrett, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Achilles offers pour overs from a rotation of single-origin coffees, and drinks like the honey-cinnamon lattes and cold brew concoctions such as the Aztec, coffee with swirls of Mexican chocolate, brown sugar and cream. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 In a separate bowl, combine oats, pecans, remaining brown sugar and flour. Nick Siano, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025 The selections are: First course: Cheesy bread, shrimp scampi, chili lime taco or sweet brown sugar BBQ meatballs. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for brown sugar 

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brown sugar was in 1670

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brown sugar

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

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