Meaning
molasses, treacle
- A thick, dark, sweet syrup produced during the refining of sugar; molasses or treacle.
- Excessive sentimentality or cloying sweetness in speech or writing (figurative).
In a sentence
La ricetta richiede due cucchiai di melassa di canna.
The recipe calls for two tablespoons of cane molasses.
Non sopporto i romanzi pieni di melassa e frasi fatte.
I can't stand novels full of cloying sentimentality and clichés.
Hai mai provato a dolcificare l'impasto con la melassa?
Have you ever tried sweetening the dough with molasses?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| melassa | feminine · singular |
| melasse | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Commonly used in pastry making and rum production, but also figuratively to describe overly sentimental tone.