"regaliz" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /reɡaˈliθ/ [Spain], [re.ɣ̞aˈliθ] [Spain], /reɡaˈlis/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [re.ɣ̞aˈlis] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: regalices [plural]
Rhymes: -iθ, -is Etymology: By metathesis from Late Latin liquirītia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”), influenced by liquor (“liquid”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|LL.|liquirītia}} Late Latin liquirītia, {{der|es|grc|γλυκύρριζα||sweet root}} Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} regaliz m (plural regalices)
  1. liquorice Tags: masculine Synonyms: orozuz, alcazuz, palo dulce Derived forms: feliz como un regaliz

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "liquirītia"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin liquirītia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "γλυκύρριζα",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sweet root"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By metathesis from Late Latin liquirītia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”), influenced by liquor (“liquid”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "regalices",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "regaliz m (plural regalices)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧ga‧liz"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Spices and herbs",
          "orig": "es:Spices and herbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Sweets",
          "orig": "es:Sweets",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "feliz como un regaliz"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "liquorice"
      ],
      "id": "en-regaliz-es-noun-~gv1zo0l",
      "links": [
        [
          "liquorice",
          "liquorice"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "orozuz"
        },
        {
          "word": "alcazuz"
        },
        {
          "word": "palo dulce"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/reɡaˈliθ/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[re.ɣ̞aˈliθ]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/reɡaˈlis/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[re.ɣ̞aˈlis]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iθ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-is"
    }
  ],
  "word": "regaliz"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "feliz como un regaliz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "liquirītia"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "γλυκύρριζα",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sweet root"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By metathesis from Late Latin liquirītia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”), influenced by liquor (“liquid”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "regalices",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "regaliz m (plural regalices)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧ga‧liz"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/is",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/is/3 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/iθ",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/iθ/3 syllables",
        "Spanish 3-syllable words",
        "Spanish countable nouns",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish nouns",
        "Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Spanish terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "es:Spices and herbs",
        "es:Sweets"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "liquorice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "liquorice",
          "liquorice"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "orozuz"
        },
        {
          "word": "alcazuz"
        },
        {
          "word": "palo dulce"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/reɡaˈliθ/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[re.ɣ̞aˈliθ]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/reɡaˈlis/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[re.ɣ̞aˈlis]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iθ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-is"
    }
  ],
  "word": "regaliz"
}

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