What does "liquorice" mean?

UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice.

How do you pronounce "liquorice"?

Pronounced //ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ//.

Common synonyms include: licorice, anise-flavored, anise-like flavor, black, glycyrrhiza glabra, glycyrrhiza root.

/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/ noun

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Noun

1
UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice. countable, uncountable
2
a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant wordnet
3
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 wordnet

"One stiver would get you five liquorice roots, so every guilder would get you sixty!"

From licorice by association with liquor.