melassa

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From mel +‎ -assa. Compare French mélasse, Spanish melaza.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melassa f (plural melasses)

  1. molasses

Further reading

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Finnish

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Noun

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melassa

  1. inessive singular of mela

Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French mélasse, from Spanish melaza, from Late Latin mellāceus (honeylike, honey-sweet), from Latin mel (honey).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈlas.sa/
  • Rhymes: -assa
  • Hyphenation: me‧làs‧sa

Noun

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melassa f (plural melasse)

  1. molasses, treacle

Derived terms

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