lozenge
noun /ˈlɒzɪndʒ/
/ˈlɑːzɪndʒ/
- (geometry) a figure with four sides in the shape of a diamond that has two opposite angles more than 90° and the other two less than 90°Topics Colours and Shapesc2
- a small sweet, often in a lozenge shape, especially one that contains medicine and that you dissolve (= turn to liquid) in your mouth
- throat/cough lozenges
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French losenge, probably derived from the base of Spanish losa, Portuguese lousa ‘slab’, late Latin lausiae (lapides) ‘stone slabs’.