"liquorice" meaning in English

See liquorice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/, /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-liquorice.wav [US] Forms: liquorices [plural]
Etymology: From licorice by association with liquor. Etymology templates: {{m|en|licorice}} licorice, {{m|en|liquor}} liquor Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} liquorice (countable and uncountable, plural liquorices)
  1. UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Spices and herbs, Sweets Categories (lifeform): Legumes
    Sense id: en-liquorice-en-noun-~iK7Ddbx Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Indian English, Irish English, South African English Derived forms: Indian liquorice, Indian licorice, liquorice allsort, liquorice allsorts, licorice allsorts, liquorice extract, licorice extract, liquorice root, licorice root, liquorice stick, liquorice wheel, red liquorice, red licorice, salty liquorice

Inflected forms

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