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Yiddish
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”). Cognate to German Lakritz.
Noun
לאַקריץ • (lakrits) m or f or n
- (biology) licorice, liquorice (plant)
- Synonyms: זיסהאָלץ (zisholts), זיסוואָרצל (zisvortsl)
- licorice, liquorice (confectionary)
- ווי לאַקרעץ צו פּלעצל ― vi lakrets tsu pletsl ― like licorice to a bread roll
Usage notes
- Different sources disagree on whether this specific term can be used for the confectionary, or exclusively for the plant.
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