réglisse

French

Etymology

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/

Noun

réglisse f (plural réglisses)

licorice (the plant)
licorice (the confection)

Further reading

“réglisse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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