molasses
noun
- viscous by-product of the refining of sugarcane, grapes, or sugar beets into sugar, often used in cookie baking
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /məˈlæsɪz/ / /məˈlɑsɪz/ / /məʊlasɪz/ / [məˈlæsɪz] / [mɵˈlæsɪz]
noun
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- plural of molasse
verb
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.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of molass