speculaas

English

Noun

speculaas (plural speculaas)

1. 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 m or n (plural speculazen, diminutive speculaasje n)

1. speculoos (type of spiced biscuit)

Derived terms

• gevulde speculaas
• speculaaspop
• speculaastaart