Molasses definition
Origin of molasses
- Portuguese melaços pl. of melaço from Late Latin mellāceum must from Latin mel mell- honey melit- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- French mélasse or Portuguese melaço compare Spanish melaza, from Late Latin mellaceus "honeylike", "honey-sweet", from Latin mel, mellis, "honey". See mellifluous and compare melasses.
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