Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
megass. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
megass, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
megass in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
megass you have here. The definition of the word
megass will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
megass, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Attested since about 1840 in American English, a modification of bagasse.
Pronunciation
Noun
megass (uncountable)
- (archaic) Bagasse.
- 1846, Simmonds Colonial Magazine and Foreign Miscellany (Peter Lund Simmonds, William Henry Giles Kingston), page 119:
- The megass was then gathered together, and suffered to steep in water so hot, that the hand can be borne in it without inconvenience, and after a while the megass was reground : the canes yielded two pans of liquor, and the megass one;
References