regaliz

Portuguese

Noun

regaliz m (uncountable)

  1. (countable) liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, a leguminous plant from which a sweet, black liquor is extracted)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

By metathesis from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”)

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /reɡaˈliθ/, [reɣaˈliθ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /reɡaˈlis/, [reɣaˈlis]

Noun

regaliz m (plural regalices)

  1. liquorice

Synonyms

orozuz, alcazuz, palo dulce

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