orozuz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْق السُوس (ʕirq as-sūs), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /oɾoˈθuθ/ [o.ɾoˈθuθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oɾoˈsus/ [o.ɾoˈsus]
• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: o‧ro‧zuz

Noun

orozuz m (plural orozuces)

1. Alternative form of alcazuz: liquorice plant

Further reading

• “orozuz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014