brown sugar

noun

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

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What does the brown sugar Strato Frappuccino taste like? Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025 Clove, rye spice, cedar, spiced cherry, leather, and funky brown sugar BBQ sauce round out the palate. David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 There’s more than enough brown sugar mixture anyway, and by adding it to both sides, each bite packs even more flavor. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2025 Tried this brown sugar milk tea with a jelly Labubu inside from Quinn’s Bakers in Westminster — cuteness overload and sooo good! Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 24 June 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 19 Jul. 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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