לאַקריץ

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• לאַקרעץ m (lakrets), לאַקעריצע f (lakeritse)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”). Cognate to German Lakritz.

Noun

לאַקריץ • (lakrits) m or f or n

1. (biology) licorice, liquorice (plant)

   Synonyms: זיסהאָלץ (zisholts), זיסוואָרצל (zisvortsl)

2. licorice, liquorice (confectionary)

   ווי לאַקרעץ צו פּלעצל ― vi lakrets tsu pletsl ― like licorice to a bread roll

Usage notes

• Different sources disagree on whether this specific term can be used for the confectionary, or exclusively for the plant.

Derived terms

• לאַקריצדיק (lakritsdik)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “lakric/lakrec”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 482
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “לאַקריץ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].