lozenge C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈlɑz.ɪnd͡ʒ/ UK /ˈlɒz.ɪnd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #55503 Meanings 1 noun a small medicated tablet or sweet, often used for a sore throat She took a throat lozenge before speaking. 2 noun a diamond-shaped figure with four equal sides The window was patterned with blue lozenges. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small medicated tablet or... medicated sweettablet 2 noun · a diamond-shaped figure... rhombusdiamond Word family Forms lozengedlozenges Derived forms lozenges Related forms pastillecandy Etymology From Middle English losenge, from Old French losenge, 'rhombus'. losenge Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lozenge **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɑz.ɪnd͡ʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɒz.ɪnd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 55503 ## Meanings 1. a small medicated tablet or sweet, often used for a sore throat 2. a diamond-shaped figure with four equal sides ## Examples - She took a throat lozenge before speaking. - The window was patterned with blue lozenges. ## Synonyms - medicated sweet - tablet - rhombus ## Derived Forms - lozenges ## Related Forms - pastille - candy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: losenge ## Etymology From Middle English losenge, from Old French losenge, 'rhombus'. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown