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noun
A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A preparation from Allium sativum used as a food ingredient or the flavor or other characteristics of such an ingredient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
To flavor with garlic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
aromatic bulb used as seasoning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ail
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
Narrower terms: clove, garlic clove
noun
bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Allium sativum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alliaceous plant
History
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”).
Across languages
259 source translations are retained for this English entry.
