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molasses

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mo·las·ses  (m-lsz)
n. pl. molasses
A thick syrup produced in refining raw sugar and ranging from light to dark brown in color.

[Portuguese melaços, pl. of melaço, from Late Latin mellceum, must, from Latin mel, mell-, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots.]

molasses
Noun
1. the thick brown bitter syrup obtained from sugar during refining
2. US & Canad same as treacle [Portuguese melaço]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.molassesmolasses - thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
sirup, syrup - a thick sweet sticky liquid
Translations
molasses [məuˈlæsɪz] nmelaza

molasses [məuˈlæsɪz] nmélasse f

molasses [məˈlæsɪz] nMelasse f

molasses [məuˈlæsɪz] nmolassa

molasses
n molasses [məˈlӕsiz]
(American) treacle. molasse دِبْس السُّكَّر меласа melasa melasse die Melasse μελάσα melaza (suhkru)siirup شهد siirappi mélasse מוֹלָסָה, דִבשָׁה शीरा, चाशनी melasa melasz gula cair melassi, síróp melassa 糖みつ 당밀(糖蜜) melasa, sirupas melase; sīrups molases suikerstroop mørk sirup melasa melaço melasă патока melasa melasa melasa melass น้ำเชื่อมข้นที่เหลือจากการตกผลึกของน้ำตาล şeker pekmezi, melas (美)糖蜜 меляса, чорна патока راب، کثیف، بے قلمایا شیرہ mật đường


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After tea that evening, Fanny proposed that Polly should show her how to make molasses candy, as it was cook's holiday, and the coast would be clear.
Some of you left a soup plate with molasses in it on the pantry table and Pat got into it and what do you think?
If he wished for a barrel of molasses, he might purchase it with a pile of pine boards.
 
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