speculaas
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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
Noun
speculaas n (plural speculazen, diminutive speculaasje n)
- speculoos (type of spiced biscuit)