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

• “regalicia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.