garlic

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
2. (uncountable) A preparation from Allium sativum used as a food ingredient or the flavor or other characteristics of such an ingredient.

Verb

To flavour with garlic

Synonyms

Allium sativum

onion

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ail

Allium sativum Linn.

hoisin sauce

sriracha

hoisin

mirza ghasemi

channa dahl

massor dahl

tarka dahl

imam bayildi

monkeygland

aromatic vegetable

rouille

sujuk

skordalia

pesto

sauce

Translations

ail

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aglio

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ajo

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Knoblauch

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alho

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knoflook

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all

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σκόρδο

sîr

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allium

ثوم

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Allium sativum

look

sarımsak

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɑːlɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: garlek

Inherited from Old English: gārlēac

Cognate with Scots: garlic

Cognate with Faroese: geirleykur

Cognate with Icelandic: geirlaukur

In summary

Inherited from Middle English garlek, garlik, from Old English gārlēac (“garlic”, literally “spear-leek”), from gār ("spear"; in reference to its sharp, tapering leaves) + lēac (“leek”). Cognate with Scots garlic (“garlic”), Faroese geirleykur (“garlic”), Icelandic geirlaukur (“garlic”).