licorice

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

regaliz

arrezuz

alcazuz

orozuz

glycyrrhiza glabra

Sinónimos

liquorice

liquorice

licorice root

liquorice root

licorice candy

Glycyrrhiza glabra

liquorice root

licorice root

radix glycyrrhizae

glycyrrhiza uralensis

radix liquiritiae

tuckahoe

leguminous plant

sweetroot

Traducciones

réglisse

liquirizia

Lakritze

regalèssia

alcaçuz

Süßholz

γλυκόριζα

pega dolça

Lakritz

drop

💧

zoethout

doce de alcaçuz

γλυκόρριζα

glycyrrhiza

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: lycorys

Cognado con inglés: glucose

Cognado con inglés: 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.