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melasse

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See also: Melasse, mélasse, and mêlasse

Danish

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Noun

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

  1. molasses

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məˈlɑsə/
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Noun

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melasse f (plural melassen, diminutive melassetje n)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kari'na: marasi
  • Saramaccan: maási

Italian

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Noun

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melasse f

  1. The plural of melassa

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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melasse m (definite singular melassen)

  1. molasses

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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melasse m (definite singular melassen)

  1. molasses

Portuguese

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Verb

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melasse

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