molasses
noun /məˈlæsɪz/
/məˈlæsɪz/
[uncountable]- a thick black sweet sticky liquid produced when sugar is refined (= made pure)
(制糖时产生的)糖浆,糖蜜 - (North American English) (British English treacle)this thick black sticky liquid when it is used in cooking
(制糖时产生的)糖浆,糖蜜
词源mid 16th cent.: from Portuguese melaço, from late Latin mellacium ‘must’, based on mel ‘honey’.