לאַקריץ
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”). Cognate to German Lakritz.
Noun
editלאַקריץ • (lakrits) m or f or n
- (biology) licorice, liquorice (plant)
- Synonyms: זיסהאָלץ (zisholts), זיסוואָרצל (zisvortsl)
- licorice, liquorice (confectionary)
- ווי לאַקרעץ צו פּלעצל ― vi lakrets tsu pletsl ― like licorice to a bread roll
Usage notes
edit- Different sources disagree on whether this specific term can be used for the confectionary, or exclusively for the plant.
Derived terms
edit- לאַקריצדיק (lakritsdik)
References
edit- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “lakric/lakrec”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 482
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “לאַקריץ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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