melasse

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See also: Melasse, mélasse, and mêlasse

Danish

Noun

melasse c (singular definite melassen, not used in plural form)

  1. molasses

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish melaza (possibly via cognate French mélasse), ultimately from Latin mel 'honey, sweet stuff', cognate with English, Portuguese melaço etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈlɑsə/
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Noun

melasse f (plural melassen, diminutive melassetje n)

  1. the thick brownish syrup molasses, the remnant after refining raw sugar (cane)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kari'na: marasi
  • Saramaccan: maási

Italian

Noun

melasse f

  1. The plural of melassa

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

melasse m (definite singular melassen)

  1. molasses

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

melasse m (definite singular melassen)

  1. molasses

Portuguese

Verb

melasse

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of melar