bastard sugar

noun

An impure light brown sugar containing molasses.

Meanings

nounbastard sugar (countable and uncountable, plural bastard sugars)

plural bastard sugars

  1. countableuncountableAn impure light brown sugar containing molasses.

Translations

Dutch basterdsuiker
  • basterdsuikertype of sugar
French cassonade blanche, sucre bâtard
  • cassonade blanchetype of sugar
  • sucre bâtardtype of sugar
German Bastern
  • Basterntype of sugar
Italian zucchero bruno, zucchero giallo
  • zucchero brunotype of sugar
  • zucchero giallotype of sugar
Spanish azúcar sin cristalizar
  • azúcar sin cristalizartype of sugar
Cite this entry
APA

bastard sugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20sugar

MLA

“bastard sugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20sugar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bastard sugar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20sugar.

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