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 : diamond2: something shaped like a lozenge3: 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