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Meaning of blackstrap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
  2. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
  3. Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.

Examples

“Smoked over cherry and mesquite wood, and dried in a convection oven, it gets its flavors from organic blackstrap molasses, Jim Beam bourbon, and salt and pepper.”
“No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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