rigulizzia

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek. Compare Spanish regaliz, French réglisse and dialectal Italian regolizia.

Noun

rigulizzia f (plural rigulizzii)

1. (botany) licorice (Glycyrrhiza echinata or glabra)
2. the substance extracted from the root of said plant

   pulviri di rigulizzia ― licorice powder

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “rigulizzia”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 3428–3429