treacle

noun

/ˈtriːkl/

[uncountable] (British English)

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(North American English molasses)
a thick black, sweet, sticky liquid produced when sugar is refined (= made pure), used in cookingTopics Foodc2
(British English also golden syrup)
a very sweet thick yellow liquid made from sugar
- a treacle tart

Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting an antidote against venom): from Old French triacle, via Latin from Greek thēriakē ‘antidote against venom’, feminine of thēriakos (adjective), from thērion ‘wild beast’. Current senses date from the late 17th cent.

单词	treacle
释义	treacle noun /ˈtriːkl/ /ˈtriːkl/ [uncountable] (British English) jump to other results (North American English molasses) a thick black, sweet, sticky liquid produced when sugar is refined (= made pure), used in cookingTopics Foodc2 (British English also golden syrup) a very sweet thick yellow liquid made from sugar a treacle tart Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting an antidote against venom): from Old French triacle, via Latin from Greek thēriakē ‘antidote against venom’, feminine of thēriakos (adjective), from thērion ‘wild beast’. Current senses date from the late 17th cent.
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