treacle

• Существительное с двумя основными значениями: светлый тростниковый сироп, используемый в кулинарии, и тексты или музыка, которые чрезмерно слащавы и сентиментальны.

A noun with two primary meanings: a pale cane syrup used in cooking, and writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental.

uncountable

1. Pale cane syrupB1formalbritish

   A thick, sweet syrup made from refined sugar cane, often used in baking and desserts.

   Патока

   • She drizzled treacle over the pudding.
   • The recipe calls for a tablespoon of treacle.
   • Treacle is a common ingredient in British gingerbread.

   Synonymsgolden syrup

2. Excessively sentimental writing or musicC1informalbritish

   Writing, music, or other creative works that are overly sweet, sentimental, or emotional.

   Слащавость

   • The film was full of romantic treacle.
   • His poetry is just sentimental treacle.
   • The song's lyrics are pure treacle, but people love it.

   Synonymscornmawkishnessmushsaccharinityschmaltzsentimentalityslopslush

   Antonymsausterityrealismrestraint