réglisse

French

réglisse – Glycyrrhiza glabra

des racines de réglisse – Glycyrrhiza glabra

Etymology

Inherited from Old French regulisse, ricolisse, metathesized form of licoresse (whence English licorice, liquorice), from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡlis/
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Noun

réglisse f (plural réglisses)

licorice (the plant)
licorice (the confection)

Further reading

“réglisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
réglisse on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

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