molasses

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

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molasses

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molasses (uncountable)

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

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