bagasse

== English == === Etymology === From French bagasse, from Spanish bagazo, from baga (“berry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɡæs/ === Noun === bagasse (countable and uncountable, plural bagasses) The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted. ==== Synonyms ==== megass (archaic), megasse (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== bagassosis ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === base gas, seabags == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ɡas/ === Etymology 1 === Attested since the 1720s, from Spanish bagazo, from baga (“berry”). ==== Noun ==== bagasse f (plural bagasses) bagasse (residue from processing sugar cane after extracting the juice) residue of indigo after extracting the dye by fermentation ===== Descendants ===== → English: bagasse === Etymology 2 === Attested since the 1580s, from Old Occitan bagassa (“whore”), from Gallo-Roman *bacassa ("servant"). Some scholars previously postulated an origin in Arabic بَاغِيَة (bāḡiya, “prostitute”), from بَغَاء (baḡāʔ), but this was doubted by Émile Littré and is now considered unlikely. ==== Noun ==== bagasse f (plural bagasses) a female prostitute ===== Descendants ===== → Italian: bagascia === References ===