liquorice
/ˈlɪkərɪʃ/noun
उच्चारण लिकरिश
मुलेठी, मुलैठी
Core word
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a black substance with a strong taste, obtained from the root of a plant and used in medicine and sweets; the plant itself
मुलेठी, मुलैठी
- Liquorice is often used in cough remedies.
- My grandmother gave us liquorice for a sore throat.
- The sweet shop sells liquorice sticks.
+ 2 more examples
- Liquorice has a strong, slightly bitter taste.
- The syrup is made from liquorice root.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
liquorice (uncountable noun)
Liquorice is usually uncountable, naming the black sweet substance or its flavour.
'Liquorice' प्रायः uncountable है और काले मीठे पदार्थ या उसके स्वाद को दर्शाता है।
- Liquorice is used in some cough syrups.
- I do not like the taste of liquorice.
a stick / a piece / a root of liquorice
Use a partitive phrase to count it, because liquorice itself takes no a or plural.
इसे गिनने के लिए partitive phrase का प्रयोग होता है, क्योंकि liquorice स्वयं a या plural नहीं लेता।
- The child was chewing a stick of liquorice.
- The herbalist sold dried roots of liquorice.
liquorice + noun
Liquorice can come before another noun to name a flavour or product.
Liquorice किसी दूसरे noun से पहले आकर स्वाद या उत्पाद का नाम बता सकता है।
- The shop sells liquorice sweets and liquorice tea.
spelling: liquorice (BrE) and licorice (AmE)
British English writes liquorice, while American English writes licorice.
British English में 'liquorice' और American English में 'licorice' लिखा जाता है।
- In my British English exam I must write liquorice, not licorice.
liquorice as an adjective-like noun
A noun can act like an adjective, so liquorice can describe the flavour of another thing without any change in its form.
Noun adjective की तरह काम कर सकता है, इसलिए liquorice बिना रूप बदले किसी दूसरी चीज़ का स्वाद बता सकता है।
- She ordered a liquorice ice cream.
- The tea had a liquorice aftertaste.
+Collocations 4
liquorice + noun
rootsweetteaextractflavour
- Liquorice root tea is often used for a sore throat.
adjective + liquorice
blacksweetbittersalteddried
- Black liquorice has a strong taste that many people dislike.
verb + liquorice
chewsuckflavour withaddtaste
- My grandmother used to suck liquorice when she had a cough.
used in
cough syrupherbal medicinesweetstea
- Liquorice is an ingredient in many herbal cough syrups.
“More examples 6
- Mulethi, the Indian name for liquorice root, is used in many home remedies.
Liquorice की जड़ का भारतीय नाम मुलेठी है, जिसका उपयोग कई घरेलू नुस्खों में होता है।
- Radhika bought a packet of liquorice sweets from the railway station.
राधिका ने रेलवे स्टेशन से liquorice की मिठाइयों का एक पैकेट खरीदा।
- The doctor warned him that too much liquorice can raise blood pressure.
डॉक्टर ने उसे चेताया कि बहुत अधिक liquorice रक्तचाप बढ़ा सकता है।
- Liquorice is a natural sweetener that is much sweeter than sugar.
Liquorice एक प्राकृतिक मिठास देने वाला पदार्थ है जो चीनी से कहीं अधिक मीठा होता है।
- The medicine had a strong liquorice flavour.
उस दवा में liquorice का तेज़ स्वाद था।
- The chemist advised him to chew a small piece of liquorice root for his dry cough.
केमिस्ट ने उसे सूखी खाँसी के लिए liquorice की जड़ का छोटा टुकड़ा चबाने की सलाह दी।
AaSpelling
l·i·q·u·o·r·i·c·e
In British English (not 'licorish').
Spelling: British English में l-i-q-u-o-r-i-c-e लिखें ('licorish' गलत है)।