Why this word is great
MUSCOVADO — [Noun] A dark, unrefined cane sugar retaining its full complement of molasses, characterized by a moist, granular texture and a robust, almost savory sweetness. Its etymology descends from Spanish (azúcar) mascabado or Portuguese (açúcar) mascavado, past participle of mascavar, a corrupted form of menoscabar, meaning "to despise" or "to diminish in value," thus historically referring to a low-quality, unrefined product. Unlike the genteel, crystalline sparkle of Demerara or the polite, manufactured reconstitution of commercial brown sugar, muscovado is the unvarnished, elemental article. It is the gritty residue clinging to a millstone, the deep caramel undertow in a winter ginger cake, the faint mineral scent of damp earth beneath its sweetness—a humble sacrament of the specific, despised thing that time has transmuted into treasure.