Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

maple sugar

American  

noun

  1. a yellowish-brown sugar produced by boiling down maple syrup.


maple sugar British  

noun

  1. sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of maple sugar

An Americanism dating back to 1710–20

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The sweet and spicy L.A. version combines trumpet mushrooms with sea salt, maple sugar, soy sauce powder, gochugaru, aromatics and black sesame seeds.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

TJ's frozen Poffertjes are flavored with rich maple sugar to mimic the taste of pancakes covered in maple syrup.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2023

On top of that goes a second glaze of confectioner’s sugar and maple sugar.

From Fox News • Jun. 4, 2020

Corn was an abundant part of the first feast — not on the cob or in stuffing, but as the key ingredient in a thick porridge possibly sweetened with molasses or maple sugar.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2018

It was a pale brown sugar, not dark brown like the maple sugar Ma used for every day.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "maple sugar" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com