rigulizzia

Sicilian

Etymology

Via metathesis from Late Latin liquiritia, from glycyrrhiza, a borrowing of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza). Compare Catalan regalèssia, Spanish regaliz, French réglisse and Old Italian regolizia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐːi.kuˈlit.t͡sja/, [ʐːɪ.kʊˈlit.t͡sja]
  • Hyphenation: ri‧gu‧lìz‧zia

Noun

rigulizzia f (plural rigulizzi)

  1. (botany) licorice (Glycyrrhiza echinata or glabra)
  2. the substance extracted from the root of said plant
    Prùvula di rigulizzia. ― Licorice powder.
  • Castiḍḍuzzu
  • Rigulizzia
  • Serra Vitranu

Descendants

  • Italian: Rigolizia (toponym)

References

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