regalicia

Galician

Alternative forms

• regaliza

Etymology

From Late Latin liquiritia (via metathesis), from glycyrrhiza, a borrowing of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɣaˈliθa̝/, (western) /reħaˈliz̻a̝/

Noun

regalicia f (uncountable)

1. (countable) liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, a leguminous plant from which a sweet, black liquor is extracted)

   Synonym: machicón

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “regalicia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega