molasses

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
2. (US, uncountable, usually) Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup.
3. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words.
4. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Something which moves or works extremely slowly.
5. (Scotland, form-of, obsolete, plural, uncountable, usually) plural of molass: whiskey made from molasses.
6. (Scotland, obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually) Synonym of molass: whiskey made from molasses.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of molass

molasse

A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.

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Concepts

mélasse

arack

melasse

Synonymes

treacle

syrup

brown sugar

bee

🐝

sorghum

spoiled

overripe

golden syrup

honey bee

Traductions

Melasse

melaza

melassa

melaço

melasse

دبس

Sirup

melassa

melazas

μελάσσα

melas

melasso

stroop

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

[məˈlæ.sɪz]

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Portuguese melaços or Spanish melazos, from Late Latin mellacium (“must, honey-sweet thing”), from mel (“honey”) + -āceus (“-aceous”) + -ium, q.v. Some alternative forms derived or influenced by Spanish melaza and French mélasse, conjectured to derive from unattested Late Latin mellacea, from mel + -ācea.