bagasse

[ buh-gas ]

/ bəˈgæs /

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noun

crushed sugarcane or beet refuse from sugar making.

paper made from fibers of bagasse.

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Origin of bagasse

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; from French, from Latin American Spanish, Spanish bagazo, derivative of baga “seed capsule of the flax plant” (presumably originally of any fruit), from Latin bāca “berry”; see also bay⁴

Words nearby bagasse

baffy, BAFTA, bag, Baganda, bag and baggage, bagasse, bagassosis, bagatelle, Bagdad, B.Ag.E., Bagehot

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How to use bagasse in a sentence

The feedstocks for Supplant’s sugar substitute come from sugarcane bagasse and wheat, and the processing equipment comes from the brewing industry.
Has a startup finally found one of food science’s holy grails with its healthy sugar substitute?|Jonathan Shieber|February 26, 2021|TechCrunch
In spite of these efforts bagasse still remains an almost useless and unworkable material.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall
With 30 pounds of bagasse per 100 pounds of cane, no other fuel should be required.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter
As they had surmised, the Venture was stranded at the foot of the huge stone bagasse-burner.
Raftmates|Kirk Munroe

British Dictionary definitions for bagasse

bagasse

/ (bəˈɡæs) /

noun

the pulp remaining after the extraction of juice from sugar cane or similar plants: used as fuel and for making paper, etc

Also called: megass, megasse a type of paper made from bagasse fibres

Word Origin for bagasse

C19: from French, from Spanish bagazo dregs, refuse, from baga husk, from Latin bāca berry

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