alcaçuz

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْق السُوس (ʕirq as-sūs, liquorice root),[1][2] via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: al‧ca‧çuz

Noun

alcaçuz m (plural alcaçuzes)

  1. (countable) liquorice (plant)
    Synonyms: regaliz, raiz-doce

References

  1. ^ alcaçuz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ alcaçuz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024