Definition
A dark sweet substance made from the root of a plant, used as candy or flavoring, popular in Europe and known for its distinctive strong taste.
Etymology
From Old French 'licorice,' from Greek 'glykyrrhiza'—'glyk-' (sweet) + 'rhiza' (root). The plant's scientific name literally means 'sweet root,' which accurately describes what medieval herbalists discovered about it.
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Translations
CSČeština
lakritka
lak-rit-ka
DEDeutsch
Lakritze
lak-ri-t-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
γλυκύριζα
gli-ki-ri-za
ESEspañol
regaliz
re-ga-liz
FAفارسی
گل گاوزبان
gol-ga-o-z-ban
FISuomi
lakritsi
lak-rit-si
FRFrançais
réglisse
ray-liss
GUGU
ગુલ ગાઉઝબાન
gul-ga-o-z-baan
HIहिन्दी
जड़ी बूटी
ja-dee boo-tee
HUMagyar
gyömbér
gyom-ber
IDBahasa Indonesia
liquorice
li-kwi-ris
ITItaliano
liquirizia
li-ki-ri-t-zia
MSBahasa Melayu
licorice
li-ko-ris
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြေ
kya-ouk-mye
PAPA
ਗੁલ ਗਾਉઝਬਾਨ
gul-ga-o-z-baan
PLPolski
cukierki z korzenia
tsook-er-kee z kor-zhen-ya
PTPortuguês
raiz de gengibre
ra-iz deh jen-je-ee-roo
RUРусский
сафлор
sa-flo-r
SVSvenska
lakrits
lak-rits
SWKiswahili
licorice
li-ko-ris
TAதமிழ்
சாணக்கியம்
sa-na-kka-ki-yam
TEతెలుగు
చెక్కజీడి
chekk-ja-dee
VITiếng Việt
rễ cây cam thảo
rey-cay cam-thao