molasses

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French mélasse or Portuguese melaço compare Spanish melaza < Late Latin mellaceus "honeylike", "honey-sweet" < Latin mel, mellis, "honey". See mellifluous and compare melasses.

[edit] Noun

molasses (uncountable)

1. A thick brownish syrup produced in the refining of raw sugar.

[edit] Synonyms

• long sweetening
• molasse

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• molasses in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “molasses” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001