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