regalicia
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin liquiritia (via metathesis), from glycyrrhiza, a borrowing of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]regalicia f (uncountable)
- (countable) liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, a leguminous plant from which a sweet, black liquor is extracted)
- Synonym: machicón
References
[edit]- “regalicia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.