licorice
English
/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) The plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America the related American Licorice plant .
- (uncountable) A type of candy made from that plant's dried licorice root or its extract.
- (countable) A black colour, named after the licorice.
- (uncountable) A flavouring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lycorys derived from Old French licoresse derived from Latin liquiritia derived from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (sweet root, licorice).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γλυκύρριζα
Gloss
sweet root, licorice
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anhydroglucose English
- deoxyglucose English
- dextroglucose English
- fluorodeoxyglucose English
- glucase English
- glucosamine English
- glucose English
- glucose/fructose English
- glucoselike English
- glucosic English
- glucoside English
- glucosyl English
- glycerophosphoglucose English
- glycyrrhiza English
- isoglucose English
- levoglucose English
- licoricey English
- microrhizome English
- monoglucose English
- nitroglucose English
- nonglucose English
- pentagalloylglucose English
- phosphatidylglucose English
- phosphoglucose English
- phosphoglucoseisomerase English
- polyglucose English
- rhizome English
- rhizomed English
- rhizomic English
- glycyrrhiza Latin
- glycyrriza Latin
- liquiritia Latin
- Lakritze German
- glucose French
- réglisse French
- γλυκύρριζα Ancient Greek
- ῥίζα Ancient Greek
- lakrits Swedish
- グルコース Japanese
- lycorys Middle English
- licoresse Old French
- regulisse Old French
- glikoso Ido
- glukosi Swahili
- rhizome
- glucase
- glucose
- rhizomic
- glucosic
- rhizomed
- glucosyl
- glucoside
- licoricey
- isoglucose
- nonglucose
- glucoselike
- levoglucose
- monoglucose
- polyglucose
- glucosamine
- glycyrrhiza
- microrhizome
- nitroglucose
- deoxyglucose
- dextroglucose
- phosphoglucose
- anhydroglucose
- glucose/fructose
- fluorodeoxyglucose
- pentagalloylglucose
- phosphatidylglucose
- glycerophosphoglucose
- phosphoglucoseisomerase