黒 砂 糖(くろざとう)

くろざとう

noun

brown sugar; unrefined sugar

See also: 黒糖(こくとう) (common alternative name)

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

Related Words

Related: 角砂糖(かくざとう) (sugar cube)

Compare: 白砂糖(しろざとう) (white sugar)

Compare: 氷砂糖(こおりざとう) (rock sugar)

Compare: 黒蜜(くろみつ) (black sugar syrup)

Compare: 甜菜糖 (beet sugar)

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