orozuz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْق السُوس (ʕirq as-sūs), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /oɾoˈθuθ/ [o.ɾoˈθuθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /oɾoˈsus/ [o.ɾoˈsus]
(Spain) Rhymes: -uθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: o‧ro‧zuz

Noun

orozuz m (plural orozuces)

Alternative form of alcazuz: liquorice plant

Further reading

“orozuz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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