mascavo
Portuguese
editPronunciation
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Etymology 1
editDeverbal from mascavar (“to adulterate, to lessen”), corrupted from menoscabar, from Vulgar Latin *minuscapāre.
Adjective
editmascavo (feminine mascava, masculine plural mascavos, feminine plural mascavas, not comparable)
- (obsolete) adulterated, unrefined
- (of sugar) brown, and with flavour of molasses
Etymology 2
editVerb
editmascavo