alcaçuz

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْق السُوس (ʕirq as-sūs, “liquorice root”),^[1]^[2] via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation edit

(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 edit

alcaçuz m (plural alcaçuzes)

(countable) liquorice (plant)
Synonyms: regaliz, raiz-doce

References edit

^ “alcaçuz” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “alcaçuz” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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