melasse

See also: Melasse, mélasse, and mêlasse

Danish

Noun

melasse c (singular definite melassen, not used in plural form)

1. molasses

Declension

Declension of melasse

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	melasse	melassen
genitive	melasses	melassens

Further reading

• “melasse” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• melassie (q|archaic)

Etymology

From Spanish melaza (possibly via cognate French mélasse), ultimately from Latin mel 'honey, sweet stuff', cognate with English, Portuguese melaço etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈlɑsə/

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Noun

melasse f (plural melassen, diminutive melassetje n)

1. the thick brownish syrup molasses, the remnant after refining raw sugar (cane)

Derived terms

• melasse-azijn
• melassekoek
• melasseontsuikering
• melassepulp
• melasseren (verb)
• melassespirit
• melassesuiker
• melassie-ketel m

Descendants

• → Kari'na: marasi
• → Saramaccan: maási

Italian

Noun

melasse f

1. The plural of melassa

Anagrams

• lessema, messale

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

melasse m (definite singular melassen)

1. molasses

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

melasse m (definite singular melassen)

1. molasses

Portuguese

Verb

melasse

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of melar