Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackstrap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: black-strap
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.

Uncountable

noun

A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.

Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Smoked over cherry and mesquite wood, and dried in a convection oven, it gets its flavors from organic blackstrap molasses, Jim Beam bourbon, and salt and pepper."
"No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop."

Etymology

From black + strap? Possible connection with Dutch stroop (“syrup”).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: stroop

Usage

Inflected Forms

blackstraps (plural)

Questions

What does blackstrap mean?: The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
Where does blackstrap come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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