molasses
mo·las·ses BrE [məˈlæsɪz] NAmE [məˈlæsɪz] (NAmE) (BrE trea·cle) noun uncountable
a thick black sweet sticky liquid produced when sugar is ↑refined (= made pure), used in cooking
See also: ↑treacle
Word Origin:
[molasses] mid 16th cent.: from Portuguese melaço, from late Latin mellacium ‘must’, based on mel ‘honey’.
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