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salty licorice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
salty licorice
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of licorice flavored with ammonium chloride; a common confectionery in parts of Europe.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the salty taste; compare Swedish saltlakrits.

Usage

Inflected Forms

salty licorices (plural) salty liquorice (alternative, Ireland)

Questions

What does salty licorice mean?
A variety of licorice flavored with ammonium chloride; a common confectionery in parts of Europe.
Where does salty licorice come from?
From the salty taste; compare Swedish saltlakrits.

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