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adrimm says on Aug 24, 2005, 19:01:

Azucar Moreno That is what my mother calls it. Azucar Moreno Claro (for golden brown sugar) or Azucar Moreno Oscuro (for darker brown sugar).

Here is a link to a company with Spanish and English:

http://www.imperialholly.com/fw/main/Imperial_Sugar__Detalle-171.html

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adrimm says on Aug 24, 2005, 19:03:

Other names Whaddya know, I googled it and found a website with different names of Brown Sugar in different languages.

ES: azúcar terciado
- azúcar pardo
- azúcar moreno
- azúcar semirrefinado

from: http://www.xs4all.nl/~margjos/bbasterd.htm

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kernow62 says on Aug 24, 2005, 19:05:

I thought Azúcar Moreno was a Spanish pop group?

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Gator says on Aug 24, 2005, 19:20:

The Wife Says... just look for azúcar moreno-eery major grocery has it, Olímpica, Carulla, Éxito, et.al, right in the sugar section. Best I can remember about $1.000 for 500 grams.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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Lucia Rojas says on Aug 24, 2005, 21:01:

azucar morena Its azucar morena.. not moreno, and they sell it everywhere.... Happy cooking!

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2retirensa says on Aug 25, 2005, 05:59:

So, I am not explaining it very well... I must have really screwed this up if it's that common and she can't understand me!!
Thanks a lot.
Maureen

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Gator says on Aug 25, 2005, 06:34:

No, Lucia Rojas... it's azúcar moreno. Azúcar is masculine and that's why it is azúzar blanco (white or refined) and NOT azúcar blanca.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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Gomezman5 says on Aug 25, 2005, 07:51:

Can you both be right??? My University of Chicago Spanish/English and English/Spanish Dictionary, one of the most respected ones in the US, interestingly enough says azucar is both F and M.

That too me is a first. How can a word be bothe M & F. I imagine it depends on ussage. I know that Celia Cruz used to refer to herself as Azucar Morena. But, I think that is because she was F and not the word itself.

OK, we are off subject again but, this is an interesting point that I think is worth investigating further because I sure would like to know

By the way, if you Google it, it appears in both a M and F context. Go Figure.

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Gator says on Aug 25, 2005, 12:04:

I Stand Corrected... Mrs. Gator added her two cents, make that ten centavos, worth. After receiving the standard "What now, gringo" look I was told it really doesn't make any difference but she would stick with morena.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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Rubiazo says on Aug 25, 2005, 15:43:

A lot of words seem to be changing their gender between here in Bogota and up north!
e.g. ´computadora´ up there is ´computador´ here.
And for the life of me wasn´t ´sal´ MASCULINE???

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carolain11 says on Aug 25, 2005, 15:46:

rubiazo, it's not masculine you say "la sal", not "el sal", "echala" no "echalo"

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