rigulizzia

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Sicilian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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