Complete Definition of "liquorice"

English
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Alternative spellings
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licorice (US)

Noun
liquorice

  1. countable A leguminous plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet black liquor is extracted and used as a confection and in medicine
  2. uncountable a type of confection made from liquorice extract.

Synonyms
(confection): sugarallie (Scottish, informal)

Translations
Chinese: ����, 欧���
Dutch: zoethout n, drop#Dutch|drop m
Finnish: lakritsi, laku (1, 2)
French: réglisse f
German: Sü�holz n, Lakritze f
Italian: liquirizia f
Korean: ��
Russian: �олодка f, лак�и�а f
Spanish: regaliz m
Swedish: lakrits

Related terms
liquorice allsorts

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