treacle

trea·cle  (trkl)

n.

1. Cloying speech or sentiment.

2. Chiefly British Molasses.

3. A medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison.

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[Middle English triacle, antidote for poison, from Old French, from Latin thriaca, from Greek thriak (antidotos), (antidote against) wild animals, feminine of thriakos, of wild animals, from thrion, diminutive of thr, beast; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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treacle

Noun

a thick dark syrup obtained during the refining of sugar [Latin theriaca antidote to poison]

treacly adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	treacle - a pale cane syrup                     golden syrup sirup, syrup - a thick sweet sticky liquid Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	treacle - writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental glop, mush, slop sentimentalism - the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form

Translations

treacle [ˈtriːkl] n (BRIT) → melaza

treacle [ˈtriːkl] n → mélasse f

treacle [ˈtriːkl] n → Sirup m

treacle [ˈtriːkl] n → melassa