bagasse
[ buh-gas ]
/ bəˈgæs /
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noun
crushed sugar cane or beet refuse from sugar making.
paper made from fibers of bagasse.
Nearby words
- bag of wind,
- bag people,
- bag table,
- bag-end,
- baganda,
- bagassosis,
- bagatelle,
- bagatha,
- bagdad,
- bagdad boil
Origin of bagasse
1820–30, Americanism; < French < American Spanish, Spanish bagazo, derivative of baga seed capsule of the flax plant (presumably orig. of any fruit) < Latin bāca berry; cf. bay4
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With 30 pounds of bagasse per 100 pounds of cane, no other fuel should be required.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter
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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