molasses

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Etymology 1 [edit]

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

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molasses (uncountable)

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

  1. Plural form of molasse

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