treacle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

trea·cle [treacle treacles] BrE [ˈtriːkl] NAmE [ˈtriːkl] noun uncountable (BrE)
1. (NAmE mo·las·ses)a thick black sweet sticky liquid produced when sugar is ↑refined (= made pure), used in cooking
2. = ↑golden syrup
•a treacle tart
See also: ↑molasses

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally denoting an antidote against venom): from Old French triacle, via Latin from Greek thēriakē ‘antidote against venom’, feminine of thēriakos (adjective), from thērion ‘wild beast’. Current senses date from the late 17th cent.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mush, slop, glop, golden syrup