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mo·las·ses
\məˈlasə̇z, -laas-, -ˈlais sometimes -lȧs-, dial ˈl-\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Portuguese melaço, from Late Latin mellaceum must, from neuter of (assumed) mellaceus resembling honey, from Latin mell-, mel honey + -aceus -aceous — more at mellifluous
1. : the thick dark to light brown viscid syrup that is separated from raw sugar in the successive process of sugar manufacture and graded according to its quality — compare blackstrap 3, treacle
2. : a syrup made by boiling down sweet vegetable or fruit juice or sap
< citrus molasses >
< wood molasses > |