treak

treak m (definite singular treaken, indefinite plural treaker, definite plural treakene)

1. (dialectal) licorice

   Synonym: lakris

• aktre, arket, karet, karte, kater, kraet, raket, rakte, trake, akter, traké, Kreta

• treakel

From Old Norse trehakl (“antidote”), through Low German triackel from Old French triacle. Ultimately from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “antidote”). Akin to English treacle and theriac.

• IPA^(key): /²treː.ɑk/

treak m (definite singular treaken, indefinite plural treakar, definite plural treakane)

1. (usually uncountable) licorice

   Synonym: lakris

2. Norwegian toffee-like caramel with juniper taste

• “treak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• akter, arket, karet, karte, kraet, kreta, Kreta, raket, rakte, tekar, trake, traké

Inherited from Malay teriak.

treak

1. scream, shout

   treak poelah itoe prampoean moeda.^[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)