licorice
noun/ˈlɪkərɪʃ/
Frequency rank: #15,027 most common English word
Meaning
a chewy sweet made from the extract of a plant root, with a distinctive strong flavour, often black or red.
Example sentence
She bought some licorice candy at the old-fashioned sweet shop.
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