liquorice

li·quo·rice  (lkr-s, -sh)

n. Chiefly British

Variant of licorice.

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liquorice US and Canadian, licorice [ˈlɪkərɪs -ərɪʃ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a perennial Mediterranean leguminous shrub, Glycyrrhiza glabra, having spikes of pale blue flowers and flat red-brown pods

2. (Cookery) (Medicine / Pharmacology) the dried root of this plant, used as a laxative and in confectionery

3. (Cookery) a sweet having a liquorice flavour

[via Anglo-Norman and Old French from Late Latin liquirītia, from Latin glycyrrhīza, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus sweet + rhiza root]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liquorice - deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza - sticky perennial Eurasian herbs licorice root - root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
	2.	liquorice - a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant licorice candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Translations

liquorice [ˈlɪkərɪs] N → regaliz m, orozuz m

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liquorice [ˈlɪkərɪs ˈlɪkərɪʃ] n (British) → réglisse mf
liquorice all-sorts npl (British) → bonbons mpl au réglisse or à la réglisse
liquor license n (US) → licence f de débit de boissons
liquor store (US) n → magasin m de vins et spiritueux

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liquorice, licorice

n (= plant) → Süßholz nt; (= root) → Süßholzwurzel f; (= flavouring, sweetmeat) → Lakritze f

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liquorice [ˈlɪkərɪs] n → liquirizia

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liquorice [ˈlɪkərɪs] n → liquirizia

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liquorice

n liquorice [ˈlikəris, (American ) -riʃ]

a plant with a sweet root, or a black, sticky type of sweet made from it. drop عِرْق السّوس женско биле lékořice lakrids die Lakrize γλυκόριζα regaliz lagrits گیاه شیرین بیان lakritsa réglisse לִיקוֹרִיץ, שוּש गूंजा, घुंघची slatki korijen igazi édesgyökér gula-gula hitam lakkrís liquirizia かんぞう 감초(콩과) saldymedis lakrica likuoris zoethout, drop lakris lukrecja alcaçuz lemn dulce лакричник; лакричные конфеты sladké drievko sladki koren slatki koren lakritsrot, lakrits ชะเอม meyan kökü 甘草 локриця, солодець رب السوس cam thảo 甘草