maple sugar

noun

: sugar made by boiling maple syrup

Examples of maple sugar in a Sentence

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White fish, cranberry, maple sugar, zucchini, kale, sweet corn. Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024 The shop also serves up decadent and highly Instagrammable sundaes throughout the year, like the Bad Larry, which comes with maple sugar and a wisp of maple cotton candy. Jacqueline Dole, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 Production visited Iceland’s Reykjanes for salt, China’s Xinjiang for grape growing, The Netherlands for production of mead, the sweet shops of Copenhagen, maple sugar shacks in Canada, taro paste production in Fuzhou, and Ushuaia, Argentina, for its sweet desserts. Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024 For a sip of Canada, check out the Maple line: three teas featuring maple sugar and maple flavors. Kristine Hansen, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for maple sugar 

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of maple sugar was in 1720

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“Maple sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maple%20sugar. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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maple sugar

noun
: a sugar made by boiling maple syrup
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