mascavo

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from mascavar (“to adulterate, to lessen”), corrupted from menoscabar, from Vulgar Latin minuscapare.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐsˈkavu̥/

Adjective

mascavo m (feminine singular mascava, masculine plural mascavos, feminine plural mascavas, not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) adulterated, unrefined
  2. (of sugar) brown, and with flavour of molasses
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