Turbinado Sugar Definition
tûrbĭ-nädō
noun
A partially refined, granulated, pale-brown sugar obtained by washing raw sugar in a centrifuge until most of the molasses is removed.
Webster's New World
Origin of Turbinado Sugar
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From Portuguese turbinado shaped like an inverted cone (as a lump of raw sugar) (from the fact that raw sugar crystals were once separated from molasses by spinning in a centrifuge lined with conical molds) from turbina centrifuge for separating sugar crystals from molasses from French turbine turbine turbine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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