regaliz

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• regalice, regoliz

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡaˈlis/ [he.ɡaˈlis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡaˈlis/ [he.ɡaˈlis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡaˈliʃ/ [χe.ɡaˈliʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈliʃ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈliʃ]

• Hyphenation: re‧ga‧liz

Noun

regaliz m (plural regalizes)

1. (countable) liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, a leguminous plant from which a sweet, black liquor is extracted)

   Synonyms: alcaçuz, raiz-doce

Further reading

• “regaliz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

By metathesis from Late Latin liquirītia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”), influenced by liquor (“liquid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡaˈliθ/ [re.ɣ̞aˈliθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /reɡaˈlis/ [re.ɣ̞aˈlis] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: re‧ga‧liz

Noun

regaliz m (plural regalices)

1. liquorice

   Synonyms: orozuz, alcazuz, palo dulce

Derived terms

• feliz como un regaliz

Further reading

• “regaliz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025