黒砂糖(くろざとう)

くろざとう
noun
brown sugar; unrefined sugar
1. brown sugar; unrefined sugar; raw sugar
Dark, unrefined cane sugar with a rich, molasses-like flavor. A specialty product of Okinawa and other southern Japanese islands.
沖縄(おきなわ)の黒砂糖(くろざとう)はおいしい。
Okinawan brown sugar is delicious.
黒砂糖(くろざとう)を使(つか)ったお菓子(かし)が人気(にんき)だ。
Sweets made with brown sugar are popular.
コーヒーに白砂糖(しろざとう)ではなく黒砂糖(くろざとう)を入(い)れると、コクのある味(あじ)になる。
If you put brown sugar instead of white sugar in your coffee, it gives it a richer flavor.

USAGE:
A compound of 黒(くろ) (black/dark) + 砂糖(さとう) (sugar). Also shortened to 黒糖(こくとう). Okinawan 黒砂糖(くろざとう) is a well-known regional product and is used in many traditional sweets and drinks.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 黒砂糖(くろざとう)を使(つか)う (to use brown sugar)
  • 沖縄(おきなわ)産(さん)の黒砂糖(くろざとう) (Okinawan brown sugar)
  • 黒砂糖(くろざとう)味(あじ) (brown sugar flavor)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 白砂糖(しろざとう): white sugar — refined sugar
  • 黒糖(こくとう): brown sugar — a shorter, more common alternative name
  • 角砂糖(かくざとう): sugar cube — a different form of sugar
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