English Explanatory Dictionary

speculoos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of spiced shortcrust biscuit.
  2. The Belgian version of this biscuit, as contrasted with a Dutch speculaas or German Spekulatius.
  3. A type of spread made with the biscuit.

Word forms

speculoos

Etymology

From Dutch speculoos, Belgian form of speculaas, apparently from a now-lost secondary meaning of "pleasure, desire".

Synonyms

speculaas cookie butter

Translations

Arabic: سبيكولوس Catalan: speculoos Dutch: speculaas Dutch: speculoos Finnish: speculaas French: spéculoos French: spéculos West-Frisian: spekulaas German: Spekulatius Japanese: スペキュラース Japanese: スペキュロス Japanese: スペキュロース Korean: 스페퀼로스 Korean: 스페퀼라스 Latin: speculatius Serbo-Croatian: спекулас Serbo-Croatian: spekulas
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