bagasse
[ buh-gas ]
/ bəˈgæs /
noun
crushed sugar cane or beet refuse from sugar making.
paper made from fibers of bagasse.
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
Words nearby bagasse
bag of waters,
bag of wind,
bag people,
bag table,
baganda,
bagasse,
bagassosis,
bagatelle,
bagatha,
bagdad,
bagdad boil
Example sentences from the Web for bagasse
With 30 pounds of bagasse per 100 pounds of cane, no other fuel should be required.
Industrial Cuba |Robert P. Porter
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