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- [tree-kuh l]
- /ˈtri kəl/
- /ˈtriː.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tree-kuh l]
- /ˈtri kəl/
Definitions of treacle word
- noun treacle contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle. 1
- noun treacle British. molasses, especially that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining. Also called golden syrup. a mild mixture of molasses, corn syrup, etc., used in cooking or as a table syrup. 1
- noun treacle Pharmacology Obsolete. any of various medicinal compounds, formerly used as antidotes for poison. 1
- noun treacle molasses: thick sugar syrup 1
- noun treacle sentimentality 1
- noun treacle term of affection 1
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Origin of treacle
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English, variant of triacle antidote < Middle French, Old French < Latin thēriaca < Greek thēriakḗ, noun use of feminine of thēriakós concerning wild beasts, equivalent to thērí(on) wild beast (thḗr wild beast + -ion diminutive suffix) + -akos -ac
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Parts of speech for Treacle
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preposition
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treacle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
treacle usage trend in Literature
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noun treacle
- glucose — a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- maple syrup — a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.
- molasses — a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.
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