liquorice
UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licoriceUK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice.
» Liquorice is a taste bud's worst nightmare.
Локриця - це найгірший кошмар смакових рецепторів.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice.
- a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
- deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
Examples
17 sentencesLiquorice is a taste bud's worst nightmare.
Локриця - це найгірший кошмар смакових рецепторів.
Liquorice is the darkest abyss of culinary experiences.
Локриця - це найтемніша бездна кулінарного досвіду.
Liquorice is the food equivalent of nails on a chalkboard.
Локриця - це кулінарний еквівалент скрежету нігтів по дошці.
Tom absolutely despises liquorice.
Том несамовито презирає локрицю.
I love liquorice.
Я обожнюю локрицю.
ruЯ обожаю лакрицу.
deIch liebe Lakritz.
Origin
From licorice by association with liquor.From licorice by association with liquor.
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Forms
plural: liquorices| Singular | liquorice |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant:licorice
- deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots:licoriceGlycyrrhiza glabra
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable