brown sugar

noun

unrefined or partially refined sugar that retains some molasses.
a commercial product consisting of white, refined sugar to which molasses has been added.
Slang. brownish-colored heroin manufactured illicitly in Mexico.

Origin of brown sugar

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby brown sugar

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British Dictionary definitions for brown sugar

brown sugar

noun

sugar that is unrefined or only partially refined