alcaçuz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْق السُوس (ʕirq as-sūs, “liquorice root”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.kaˈsu(j)s/ [aʊ̯.kaˈsu(ɪ̯)s]

• (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]

• Hyphenation: al‧ca‧çuz

Noun

alcaçuz m (plural alcaçuzes)

1. (countable) liquorice (plant)

   Synonyms: regaliz, raiz-doce