Feminine
réglisse
Meaning
- (feminine) licorice (the plant)
- (feminine) licorice (the confection)
Concepts
licorice candy
liquorice root
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Synonyms
glycyrrhiza glabra
Translations
liquirizia
regaliz
Lakritze
regalèssia
alcaçuz
drop
γλυκόριζαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁe.ɡlis/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French regulisse, ricolisse, metathesized form of licoresse (whence English licorice, liquorice), from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).
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