melassa
/meˈlas.sa/feminine
The Italian word for molasses is melassa.
melassa refers to the thick, brownish syrup that is refined from sugarcane.
Meaning: thick brownish syrup refined from sugarcane (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
melassa is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The word consists of 3 syllables, with the stress on the 2nd syllable. The IPA pronunciation is /meˈlas.sa/.
Did you know?
- The word melassa shares its root with the English word 'mellifluous', which describes a sound that is sweet and smooth like honey.
- The term melassa was once used in early industrial Italian texts to describe the waste product of sugar refining before it became a culinary ingredient.
- The word melassa is a linguistic traveler, moving from Latin to Spanish, then French, and finally into Italian.
Examples in context
- Dov'è la melassa?Where's the molasses?This sentence is useful for asking about the location of the melassa.Tatoeba #13383784 by Guybrush88, translation #6577131 by Eccles17
- La ricetta richiede due cucchiaini di melassa.The recipe calls for two teaspoons of molasses.
- Il pane di fichi richiede sciroppo d'uva come ingrediente principale.Fig bread requires grape molasses as the main ingredient.
- Mi piace il dolce con lo sciroppo d'uva cotto.I like the dessert with cooked grape syrup.
- La melassa è molto dolce.The molasses is very sweet.
- Aggiungi un cucchiaio di melassa al caffè.Add a spoonful of molasses to the coffee.
Example conversation
Sofia and Matteo are baking a cake in the kitchen.
- SofiaMatteo, hai finito di comprare la melassa?Matteo, did you finish buying the molasses?
- MatteoSì, ho preso un barattolo di melassa scura.Yes, I bought a jar of dark molasses.
- SofiaPerfetto, usiamola per questa ricetta.Perfect, let's use it for this recipe.
- MatteoVa bene, la metto sul tavolo.Okay, I'll put it on the table.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “molasses” translations and entries melassa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries melassa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
