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/
Audio (file) - 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