LINCTUS


Meaning of LINCTUS in English

/ ˈlɪŋktəs; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( BrE ) thick liquid medicine that you take for a sore throat or a cough :

cough linctus

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Latin , from lingere to lick.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.