alcazuz

Spanish

Alternative forms

orozuz

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /alkaˈθuθ/ [al.kaˈθuθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alkaˈsus/ [al.kaˈsus]
(Spain) Rhymes: -uθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: al‧ca‧zuz

Noun

alcazuz m (plural alcazuces)

liquorice plant

Further reading

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

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