Main Entry: loz·enge

Pronunciation: \ˈlä-z^ənj also -s^ənj\

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 lozenges> —called also pastille, troche