alcaçuz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْق السُوس‎ (ʕirq as-sūs), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈsu(j)s/ [aʊ̯.kaˈsu(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈsu(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯.kaˈsu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kɐˈsuʃ/ [aɫ.kɐˈsuʃ]

Noun

alcaçuz m (plural alcaçuzes)

(countable) liquorice (plant)
Synonym: regaliz

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