maple sugar

noun

: sugar made by boiling maple syrup

Examples of maple sugar in a Sentence

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This one’s for the real maple heads: these chewy dessert squares call for both maple syrup and maple sugar. Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026 More local to Wisconsin, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation calls the April full moon the maple sugar moon. Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Maple syrup enthusiasts often flock to their local maple syrup farm for taste testings of maple syrup, maple candy, maple cream, maple sugar and even maple cotton candy at some locations. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026 After decades of dormancy, however, the maple sugar industry has started to make a comeback in Indiana. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maple sugar

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of maple sugar was in 1720

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“Maple sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maple%20sugar. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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maple sugar

noun
: a sugar made by boiling maple syrup
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