English Explanatory Dictionary

molasses

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
  2. Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup.
  3. Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words.
  4. Something which moves or works extremely slowly.
  5. plural of molass: whiskey made from molasses.
  6. Synonym of molass: whiskey made from molasses.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of molass
noun
  1. plural of molasse

Pronunciation

/məˈlæsɪz/ [məˈlæsɪz] [mɵˈlæsɪz] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-molasses.wav /məʊˈlasɪz/ /məˈlasɪz/ /məˈlɑsɪz/ /məʊlasɪz/

Word forms

molasses molass mollasses malasses merlaasses molassey molassy melasus molassos malassoes malassos molossus melasses mallassus malosses mellasses milasses molassers molossoes molossos mullasses molosses melossus mollossus molossas molases mellosses moloses merlassers millasses molassisis

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

long sweetening treacle theriac sorghum syrup cane syrup sugar and honey molass

Derived words

like molasses like molasses in January maple molasses molasses acid molasses ale molasses barrel molasses beer molasses bird molasses brandy molasses cake molasses candy molasses cane molasses cask molasses cistern molasses cookie molasses face molasses gate molasses gingerbread molasses grass molasses hogshead molasses house molasses jug molasseslike molasses rum molasses scone molasses settlings molasses spirit molasses taffy molasses tank molasses tierce molassied molassy pomegranate molasses slow as molasses slow as molasses in January slower than molasses slower than molasses in January sorghum molasses sugar-house molasses thick as molasses
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