melasse — meaning in English

English meaning

• molasses noun A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
• treacle noun (chiefly British) A thick, dark syrup made in sugar refining; molasses.

Senses

melasse is used for these senses in English:

• molasses A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
• treacle (chiefly, UK, Irish) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

molasses — full definition

1. noun A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
2. noun Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup.
3. noun Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words.
4. noun Something which moves or works extremely slowly.

treacle — full definition

1. noun (chiefly British) A thick, dark syrup made in sugar refining; molasses.
2. noun Speech or sentiment that is cloyingly sweet or sentimental.