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sugarallie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sug-ar-al-lie
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

liquorice

Informal; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: alicreesh, lakkeris, licorece

Usage

Inflected Forms

sugarally (alternative) sugarellie (alternative) sugarelly (alternative) sugarolly (alternative)

Phrases

sugarallie button sugarallie hat sugarallie water

Questions

What does sugarallie mean?
liquorice
Where does sugarallie come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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