different between handyman vs licorice

English

Alternative forms

• handiman (dated)

Etymology

handy +? -man

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hændimæn/

Noun

handyman (plural handymen)

1. (informal) A man who does small tasks and odd jobs

Synonyms

• jack of all trades
• odd-job man

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• liquorice (Britain, Ireland, India) (See the usage notes below)

Etymology

From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek ?????????? (glukúrrhiza): ?????? (glukús, “sweet”) + ???? (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?l?.k(?).???/, /?l?.k(?).??s/

Noun

licorice (usually uncountable, plural licorices)

1. (countable) The plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
2. (uncountable) A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.

   Synonym: (Scotland, informal) sugarallie

3. (countable and uncountable) A black colour, named after the licorice.

4. (uncountable, chemistry) A flavouring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.

Usage notes

The American spelling is nearer the Old French source licorece, which is ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????????? (glukúrrhiza). The British spelling was influenced by the unrelated word liquor. Licorice prevails in Canada and it is common in Australia, but it is rarely found in the UK. Liquorice is all but nonexistent in the US ("Chiefly British", according to dictionaries).

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See also

• crab’s eye
• sambuca
• Pontefract cake
• rosary pea
• allsorts

Further reading

• Liquorice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Middle English

Noun

licorice

1. Alternative form of lycorys