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molasses

[ muh-las-iz ]

noun

  1. a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.


molasses

/ məˈlæsɪz /

noun

  1. the thick brown uncrystallized bitter syrup obtained from sugar during refining
  2. a dark viscous syrup obtained during the refining of sugar Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)treacle


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Word History and Origins

Origin of molasses1

1575–85; earlier molassos, molasso ( e ) s < Portuguese melaços, plural of melaço (< Late Latin mellācium half-boiled new wine, for *mellāceum, neuter of *mellāceus honeylike, equivalent to mell-, stem of mel honey + -āceus -aceous )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of molasses1

C16: from Portuguese melaço, from Late Latin mellāceum must, from Latin mel honey

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Example Sentences

But Chucktown has been molasses-slow to acknowledge the brave legacy of Waring.

After half a season of molasses-y, misdirected character development, the Javadi play got Homeland's pages turning again.

Molasses in the gears of a Democratic EPA could be a worthy goal for many Republicans these days.

Mix soy sauce, molasses, broth, salt, and sesame oil together, along with 1-2 tablespoons of the cooking liquid.

This is the kind of thing that makes for backyard fence chit chat, and it can stick like molasses.

Well, it burst one day, and a little matter of a million gallons of molasses went exploring through the streets.

A big tank that the city used to have for a reservoir had been bought by a sugar company and turned into a storage for molasses.

Our ration at this time consisted of raw corn-meal and sorghum molasses, without salt or any provision of utensils for cooking.

With this permission the sugar and molasses were soon simmering in a saucepan, sending forth a pleasant fragrance.

Women had bags of flour in their arms, baskets of salt and pails of molasses, or sides of bacon.

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