speculaas
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- speculoos (Belgium, Brabant)
Etymology[edit]
From earlier speculatie, via the intermediate form speculasie, which was interpreted as a diminutive and the modern form was back-formed from it.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
speculaas n (plural speculazen, diminutive speculaasje n)
- speculoos (type of spiced biscuit)
Derived terms[edit]
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