lozenge

noun
🔊/ˈlɒzɪndʒ/
🔊/ˈlɑːzɪndʒ/
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  1. (geometry几何) 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°菱形Topics Colours and Shapesc2
  2. a small sweet, often in a lozenge shape, especially one that contains medicine and that you dissolve (= turn to liquid) in your mouth菱形糖果;(尤指)菱形含片药物
    • throat/cough lozenges润喉/止咳糖片
    Topics Social issuesc2
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French losenge, probably derived from the base of Spanish losa, Portuguese lousa ‘slab’, late Latin lausiae (lapides) ‘stone slabs’.