Significado
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).
En una frase
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?
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| melassa | feminine · singular |
| melasse | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Commonly used in pastry making and rum production, but also figuratively to describe overly sentimental tone.