mélasse

See also: melasse, Melasse, and mêlasse

French

Etymology

Medieval Latin mellācea, mellāceum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.las/
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Noun

mélasse f (plural mélasses)

  1. molasses
  2. treacle
  3. (figuratively) a sticky situation
    être dans la mélasse ― to be in a sticky situation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: melassa
  • → Romanian: melasă

Further reading

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