n.
Pronunciation: ' lä-z ə nj also -s ə nj
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English losenge, from Anglo-French
Date: 14th century
1 : a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles : DIAMOND
2 : something shaped like a lozenge
3 : a small usually sweetened and flavored medicated material that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution especially : one that contains a demulcent <sore throat lozenge s > ― called also pastille troche