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Definition of treacle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

treacle

noun
 
/ˈtriːkl/
 
/ˈtriːkl/
 [uncountable] (British English)
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  1. (North American English molasses)
     a thick black, sweet, sticky liquid produced when sugar is refined (= made pure), used in cookingTopics Foodc2
  2. (British English also golden syrup)
     a very sweet thick yellow liquid made from sugar
    • a treacle tart
    3. 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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