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garlicky

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːlɪki/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɡɑɹlɪki/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: G AA1 R L IH0 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tasting or smelling of garlic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • garlicky sauce

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From garlic + -y.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: чесно́в (česnóv) — tasting or smelling of garlic
  • Catalan: al·liaci — tasting or smelling of garlic
  • Finnish: valkosipulinen — tasting or smelling of garlic
  • French: alliacé — tasting or smelling of garlic
  • Greek: σκορδάτος (skordátos) — tasting or smelling of garlic
  • Italian: agliaceo — tasting or smelling of garlic
  • Polish: czosnkowy — tasting or smelling of garlic
  • Spanish: aliáceo — tasting or smelling of garlic
  • Turkish: sarımsağımsı — tasting or smelling of garlic