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sugarallie

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Etymology

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From sugar + Scots alicreesh, allacreesh (“liquorice”),[1] earlier alacreische, probably through Dutch lakkeris from Old French licorece, licoresse,[2] whence English licorice, liquorice.

Noun

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sugarallie (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, informal) liquorice

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References

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  1. ^ “sugarallie, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “alicreesh, allacreesh, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
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