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turbinado

noun
tur·​bi·​na·​do | \ ¦tərbə¦nä(ˌ)dō\
variants: or less commonly turbinado sugar
plural -s

Definition of turbinado

: partially refined cane sugar that has been washed and dried, is off-white, yellowish, or grayish in color, and is used in industry and food processing

First Known Use of turbinado

1909, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for turbinado

American Spanish, probably from Spanish turbina turbine (from French turbine) + -ado -ate; from its being sprayed with water while spinning in a centrifuge

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