Meaning and background
The story behind Licorice
Licorice uses the standard American spelling of the word written liquorice in British English. Both refer to the sweet-tasting root used in confectionery and flavouring. Its two-syllable opening and hissed ending give it an instantly recognisable food-name quality, while a dog named Licorice might just as easily have been named for the colour of a dark coat. The root is not an established personal-name etymology.
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About Licorice
Recorded as a dog’s name
Licorice appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/lɪkɚɪʃ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/lɪkɚɪʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1L IH1 K ER0 IH0 SH
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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