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Definition of treacle - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodUK thick, sticky dark syrup made from refined sugarUK
- She drizzled treacle over her pancakes for breakfast..
2.
sentimentoverly sentimental speech or writing
- The movie was full of treacle and clichés.
Images of treacle
thick, sticky dark syrup made from refined sugar
Expressions with treacle
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extremely slow like thick syrup
The internet connection was slow as treacle during the storm.
thick and sticky in consistency
The sauce was dense and like treacle.
term used in British English for molasses
Black treacle is often used in baking gingerbread.
sweet dessert made by steaming sponge cake with syrup
Treacle pudding is delicious with hot custard.
traditional British dessert with golden syrup filling
I baked a treacle tart for the party.
sweet dark bread made with treacle or molasses
Treacle bread tastes great with butter.
plant used in old medicine
Treacle mustard was once used in Venice treacle.
Origin of treacle
Old English, triacle (antidote) + Latin, theriaca (antidote)
Terms with treacle included in their meaning
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british candy
hard dark toffee made with treacle eaten on Bonfire Night
cuisine
mush of cornmeal served with treacle or sugar
northern england cake
soft cake from Northern England with oatmeal and treacle
like treacle
resembling or characteristic of treacle
loaf
sweet dark bread made with treacle or molasses
Examples of treacle in a sentence
Treacle was used to sweeten the dish. His letter was filled with treacle, making her cringe. The novel's ending was pure treacle, leaving readers unimpressed.
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- French:mélasse, mièvrerie, ...
- German:Sirup, Kitsch, ...
- Italian:melassa, sentimentalismo, ...
- Spanish:melaza, sentimentalismo, ...
- Portuguese:melaço, sentimentalismo, ...
- Chinese:糖蜜, 矫情, ...
- Japanese:糖蜜, 甘ったるい感傷, ...
- Arabic:دِبْس, عاطِفِيّة مُفْرِطَة, ...
- Hebrew:מוֹלָסָה, קִיטְשׁ, ...
- Russian:патока, слащавость, ...
- Ukrainian:патока, сентиментальність, ...
- Hindi:गुड़, भावुकता, ...
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