cane sugar

noun

: sugar from sugarcane

Examples of cane sugar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other tequilas, categorized as mixtos, only have to contain 51 percent agave, with the other 49 percent made from other sweeteners like cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup. — Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026

Miami businessman Carlos de la Cruz, whose family knew the Fanjuls in Cuba, credited Alfonso and his brothers with assembling investors, buying land in Florida and building a sugar company that grew into the nation’s largest cane sugar producer. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

For the Honeydew Melon Syrup, combine one part by weight each of fresh honeydew and cane sugar with two parts water in a blender and blend until completely combined. — John Kell, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The bones were ground up into bone ash, used as fertilizer, and burned to make bone black, used both as a dye and a filter for cane sugar juice. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cane sugar

noun

: sugar from sugarcane