licorice
/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/
licorice noun: a plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
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Noun
licorice (usually uncountable, plural licorices)
- A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
- A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.
- Synonyms:
- sugarallie
- A black color, named after the licorice.
- A flavoring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.
- A supposed aphrodisiac made in the past from dried roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Glycyrrhiza echinata.
licorice meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
licorice in Tamil
- plant
- அதிமதுரம் atimaturam
licorice in Bengali
- যষ্টিমধু
licorice in Telugu
- plant
- అతిమధురము atimadhuramu
licorice in Malayalam
- plant
- ഇരട്ടിമധുരം iraṭṭimadhuraṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- licorice in Kannada
- ಅತಿಮಧುರ atimadhura
- licorice in Punjabi
- ਮਲੱਠੀ malaṭṭhī
- licorice in Sanskrit
- यष्टि yaṣṭí
- licorice in Tagalog
- liquorice, regalis, sagamanin
- licorice in Arabic
- عِرْقْسُوس ʕirqsūs, نَبَات اَلسُّوس nabāt as-sūs, سُوس sūs
- licorice in Malay
- akar manis, likuoris
- licorice in Indonesian
- akar manis, permen Belanda
- licorice in Thai
- ชะเอมเทศ chá-eem-têet
- licorice in Vietnamese
- cam thảo
- licorice in Myanmar
- နွယ်ချို nwaihkyui
Examples of licorice in a sentence
- Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.
- The leaves electrify the sauce with an unexpected thrum of black licorice.
- Several delicious black or red licorice sticks could be purchased for one Abe Lincoln.
Synonyms of licorice
Forms of licorice
| plural | licorices |
|---|---|
| alternative form | liquorice |
Origin of licorice
From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.
Words formed from licorice
Phrases with licorice
Questions about licorice
- What does licorice mean?
- Licorice means a plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
- What is licorice in Tamil?
- Licorice in Tamil is அதிமதுரம் (atimaturam). See Licorice meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is licorice?
- Licorice is a noun.
- How do you pronounce licorice?
- Licorice is pronounced /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of licorice?
- The plural of licorice is licorices.
Words near licorice in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: licorice (page history and authors); licorice (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮਲੱਠੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); यष्टि (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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