regalèssia

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • regalíssia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.ɣəˈlɛ.si.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [re.ɣaˈlɛ.si.a]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

regalèssia f (plural regalèssies)

  1. licorice

Synonyms

  • (confection): pega dolça

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