licorice

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, usually) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
2. (uncountable, usually) A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.
3. (countable, uncountable, usually) A black color, named after the licorice.
4. (uncountable, usually) A flavoring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.
5. (uncountable, usually) A supposed aphrodisiac made in the past from dried roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Glycyrrhiza echinata.

Sinonieme

liquorice

liquorice

licorice root

liquorice root

licorice candy

Glycyrrhiza glabra

liquorice root

licorice root

radix glycyrrhizae

glycyrrhiza uralensis

radix liquiritiae

tuckahoe

leguminous plant

sweetroot

Vertalings

réglisse

liquirizia

Lakritze

regaliz

regalèssia

alcaçuz

Süßholz

γλυκόριζα

pega dolça

Lakritz

drop

💧

zoethout

doce de alcaçuz

arrezuz

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: lycorys

Verwante met Engels: glucose

Verwante met Engels: rhizome

In summary

From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.