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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عِرَقْسُوس (ʕiraqsūs, liquorice), from عِرْقُ السُّوس (ʕirqu s-sūs, licorice root).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /areˈθuθ/ [a.reˈθuθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /areˈsus/ [a.reˈsus]
  • Rhymes: -uθ
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: a‧rre‧zuz

Noun

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arrezuz m (plural arrezuces)

  1. liquorice (plant, confection)
    Synonyms: orozuz, paloduz, regaliz