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garlic

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːlɪk/

The English word “garlic” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. To flavor with garlic.

Etymology

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”).

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