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stroop

stroop

9.5
A thick sweet syrup people use on pancakes and waffles in Dutch cooking
  • noun
  • /struːp/
translation icon : stroop
  • At the market, you can find a variety of Stroop syrups for your favorite treats.

Anyway, I got this Stroop waffles, I don't know why I got them.

Examples

  • We have laid out a delicious meal including our tea and our chips and the Stroop waffles.

  • And these, these are very Dutch Stroop, Stroop waffles.

  • Key words: emotion, emotional Stroop, reliability, test-retest

    Academic text (2002)
  • Two studies investigated changes in attentional bias with the alcohol Stroop task, and one study used a modified version called the drug Stroop task.

    Academic text (2018)
  • We enjoyed delicious Stroop waffles drizzled with warm Stroop syrup for dessert.

  • The children loved the thick caramel-like Stroop spread on their pancakes.

Synonyms

syrup
vsstroop
203 1.0

Thick sweet liquid used to make food or drink taste better

is the Dutch specific, often thicker version used as topping or ingredient
maple syrup
vsstroop
36 1.0

A sweet thick syrup made from maple tree sap used as a topping for pancakes and waffles

is not tree derived and is mainly a thicker Dutch topping or ingredient
corn syrup
vsstroop
  • US
22 2.3

A sweet thick liquid made from corn that you use to make food sweeter and thicker

is sugar based and used as a traditional Dutch topping rather than industrial sweetener
chocolate syrup
vsstroop
3 1.0

A sweet, thick chocolate sauce for pouring on desserts and mixing into drinks

is a plain sweet spread used in Dutch cooking rather than chocolate flavored
sugar syrup
vsstroop
1 1.8

A sweet liquid made by boiling sugar and water

is thicker and tied to Dutch cuisine rather than general sweetening
soaking syrup
vsstroop
3.3

A sweet liquid made from water and sugar used to moisten cakes and pastries

is thicker and used as a topping or ingredient rather than for soaking

How Thick

molasses
28 5.1
stroop
9.5
maple syrup
36 1.0
syrup
203 1.0

Surface Forms

stroop singular
stroops plural

Etymology

Stroop is a Dutch word that means 'syrup'. It is the thick, sweet topping you pour on pancakes and waffles, so think of a sticky breakfast sauce to remember it.