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black licorice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
black- licorice
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The traditional type of licorice candy which is primarily flavored with licorice, in contrast to red licorice which has a primary flavor such as strawberry or cinnamon.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

black licorices (plural) black liquorice (alternative, UK)

Frequently Paired Words

red licorice

Questions

What does black licorice mean?
The traditional type of licorice candy which is primarily flavored with licorice, in contrast to red licorice which has a primary flavor such as strawberry or cinnamon.

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