sugarallie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

sugarallie (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, informal) liquorice

Derived terms

  • sugarallie button
  • sugarallie hat
  • sugarallie water

References

  1. ^ “sugarallie, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, 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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