speculaas

English

Noun

speculaas (plural speculaas)

Speculoos, a spiced biscuit traditionally eaten around Saint Nicholas Day and Christmas; in particular, the variety from the Netherlands, when contrasted with Belgian speculoos.

Dutch

Alternative forms

speculoos (Belgium, Brabant)

Etymology

From earlier speculatie, via the intermediate form speculasie, which was interpreted as a diminutive and the modern form was back-formed from it.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌspeː.kyˈlaːs/
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Hyphenation: spe‧cu‧laas
Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

speculaas n (plural speculazen, diminutive speculaasje n)

speculoos (type of spiced biscuit)

Derived terms

gevuld speculaas
speculaaspop
speculaastaart

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