Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speculoos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: specu-loos
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of spiced shortcrust biscuit.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A type of spiced shortcrust biscuit.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A type of spread made with the biscuit.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Dutch speculoos, Flemish form of speculaas.

Usage

Synonyms

speculaas cookie butter

Questions

What does speculoos mean?: A type of spiced shortcrust biscuit.
Where does speculoos come from?: From Dutch speculoos, Flemish form of speculaas.

How to pronounce speculoos

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