[mass noun]thick, dark brown uncrystallized juice obtained from raw sugar during the refining process 糖蜜;废糖蜜 ■(N. Amer.)a paler, sweeter version of this; golden syrup (北美)淡色糖蜜;金黄糖浆
语源
mid 16th cent.: from Portuguese melaço, from late Latin mellacium 'must', based on mel 'honey'