melassa

Finnish

Noun

melassa

  1. Inessive singular form of mela.

Italian

Alternative forms
  • melasso

Etymology

From French mélasse, from Spanish melaza, from Late Latin mellāceus (“honeylike, honey-sweet”), from Latin mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meˈlas.sa/, [meˈlas.sa]
  • Hyphenation: me‧làs‧sa

Noun

melassa f (plural melasse)

  1. molasses, treacle

Derived terms
  • melassare
  • melassigeno
  • melassatrice
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