How to pronounce bagasse
American English pronunciation
buh-GAS
- IPA
- /bəˈɡæs/
- Syllables
- buh · GAS (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What bagasse means
The crushed stalks left after cane juice is pressed out
In a sentence: After the cane was pressed for juice, the dry bagasse was piled up outside the mill.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Spanish word bagazo, the plant leftovers after juice is taken out. Bagazo is baga, meaning berry, plus an ending, -azo.
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