how to pronounce treacle

/ˈtɹiː.kəl/

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treacle is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of treacle in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… sugar brown sugar and treacle and three …”

meanings of treacle

noun:

A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
Any all-powerful curative; a general remedy, a cure-all.
Cloying sentimental speech.
Sweetheart (from treacle tart).
An antidote for poison; theriac.

verb:

To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.

treacle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word treacle occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.