regaliz

Portuguese

Noun

regaliz m (uncountable)

(countable) liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, a leguminous plant from which a sweet, black liquor is extracted)
Synonym: alcaçuz

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /reɡaˈliθ/ [re.ɣ̞aˈliθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /reɡaˈlis/ [re.ɣ̞aˈlis]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -is
Syllabification: re‧ga‧liz

Noun

regaliz m (plural regalices)

liquorice
Synonyms: orozuz, alcazuz, palo dulce

Derived terms

feliz como un regaliz

Further reading

“regaliz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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