licorice
pronunciation
How to pronounce licorice in British English:
UK [ˈlikəris]
How to pronounce licorice in American English:
US [ˈlɪkərɪs, -ɪʃ]
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- Noun:
- 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
- a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
Word Origin
- licorice (n.)
- also liquorice, c. 1200, from Anglo-French lycoryc, Old French licorece (also recolice), from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Latin glychyrrhiza, from Greek glykyrrhiza, literally "sweet root," from glykys "sweet" (see gluco-) + rhiza "root" (see radish); form influenced in Latin by liquere "become fluid," because of the method of extracting the sweet stuff from the root. French réglisse, Italian regolizia are the same word, with metathesis of -l- and -r-.
Example
- 1. Licorice supplements can also reduce testosterone levels in men .
- 2. The egyptians also invented licorice .
- 3. Note that licorice in confectionary form is not a substitute for supplements .
- 4. On the top step a fat woman in a print dress holds out a licorice stick to a little girl .
- 5. Simmer until the liquid is reduced by one-fifth . Remove the licorice and eucalyptus leaves and discard .