bagasse

The story

1. Latin · derived frombāca“berry or other small fruit; etc.”
2. Spanish · derived frombagazo“plant residue (especially from sugar cane) after juice is extracted”
3. French · borrowed frombagasse
4. English todaybagasse

Unadapted borrowing from French bagasse, from Spanish bagazo (“plant residue (especially from sugar cane) after juice is extracted”), from baga (“berry”) (from Latin bāca (“berry or other small fruit; etc.”); further etymology uncertain) + -azo (augmentative suffix).

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