regaliz

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧ga‧liz

Noun

regaliz m (plural regalizes)

  1. (countable) liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, a leguminous plant from which a sweet, black liquor is extracted)
    Synonyms: alcaçuz, raiz-doce

Spanish

Etymology

By metathesis from Late Latin liquirītia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”), influenced by liquor (“liquid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /reɡaˈliθ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /reɡaˈlis/
  • Rhymes: -iθ
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: re‧ga‧liz

Noun

regaliz m (plural regalices)

  1. liquorice
    Synonyms: orozuz, alcazuz, palo dulce

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