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bagasse

ba·gasse

UK/bəˈɡæs/ US/bæ-/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French bagasse, from Spanish bagazo (“plant residue (especially from sugar cane) after juice is extracted”), from baga (“berry”) (from Latin bāca (“berry or other small fruit; etc.”); further etymology uncertain) + -azo (augmentative suffix).

Phrases

  • bagasse disease
  • cane juice

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