melasse

See also: Melasse, mélasse, and mêlasse

Danish

Noun

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

  1. molasses

Declension
Declension of melasse
common
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative melasse melassen
genitive melasses melassens

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • melassie (q|archaic)

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
  • melasse-azijn
  • melassekoek
  • melasseontsuikering
  • melassepulp
  • melasseren (verb)
  • melassespirit
  • melassesuiker
  • melassie-ketel m

Descendants
  • → Kari'na: marasi
  • → Saramaccan: maási

Italian

Noun

melasse f

  1. The plural of melassa

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

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
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