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Definition of molasses noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

molasses

noun
 
/məˈlæsɪz/
 
/məˈlæsɪz/
[uncountable]
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  1. a thick black sweet sticky liquid produced when sugar is refined (= made pure)
  2. (North American English)
    (British English treacle)
    this thick black sticky liquid when it is used in cooking
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Portuguese melaço, from late Latin mellacium ‘must’, based on mel ‘honey’.
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