molasses

Meaning

Noun

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

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Origin

From French mélasse or Portuguese melaço (compare Spanish melaza), all from Late Latin mellāceus ("honeylike, honey-sweet"), from Latin mel ("honey"). See mellifluous.

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