bagasse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants

From French bagasse, from Spanish bagazo, from baga (“berry”).

=orujo=, m., bagasse of grapes, skin and seeds of crushed grapes; refuse. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
Now the piles of damp bagasse burn slowly, and smoke like Satan's own kitchen. — Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain

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