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sugarcane
noun
sug·ar·cane
ˈshu̇-gər-ˌkān 
: a stout tall perennial grass (Saccharum officinarum) native to tropical southeast Asia that has a large terminal panicle and is widely grown in warm regions as a source of sugar
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Indeed, the halftime show’s setting in a sugarcane field highlights the sugar and rum production in the Caribbean, industries at the heart of the Colonial systems and slave trade that shaped our history.
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Lara N. Dotson-Renta, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
During the halftime show, Bad Bunny weaved through the sugarcane field to tell a distinctly Puerto Rican story.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny opened in what looked like sugarcane fields worked by dancers dressed in the straw hats of jíbaros (Puerto Rico’s rural farmers).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Levi’s Stadium was transformed into a labyrinthine sugarcane field, perhaps as a nod to Central San Vicente, the first sugarcane refinery in Puerto Rico, established in 1873 in Bad Bunny’s hometown of Vega Baja.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Lara N. Dotson-Renta, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
During the halftime show, Bad Bunny weaved through the sugarcane field to tell a distinctly Puerto Rican story.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny opened in what looked like sugarcane fields worked by dancers dressed in the straw hats of jíbaros (Puerto Rico’s rural farmers).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Levi’s Stadium was transformed into a labyrinthine sugarcane field, perhaps as a nod to Central San Vicente, the first sugarcane refinery in Puerto Rico, established in 1873 in Bad Bunny’s hometown of Vega Baja.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Sugarcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcane. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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sugarcane
noun
sug·ar·cane
ˈshu̇g-ər-ˌkān
: a tall tropical grass that has a thick jointed stem and is widely grown in warm regions as a source of sugar
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