licorice

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

regalèssia

pega dolça

regalíssia

Sinònims

liquorice

liquorice

licorice root

liquorice root

licorice candy

Glycyrrhiza glabra

liquorice root

licorice root

radix glycyrrhizae

glycyrrhiza uralensis

radix liquiritiae

tuckahoe

leguminous plant

sweetroot

Traduccions

réglisse

liquirizia

Lakritze

regaliz

Süßholz

alcaçuz

γλυκόριζα

drop

💧

Lakritz

zoethout

doce de alcaçuz

arrezuz

γλυκόρριζα

glycyrrhiza

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: lycorys

Cognat amb anglès: glucose

Cognat amb anglès: 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.