garlic — a plant of the onion family with a strong taste and smell, used in cooking
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a plant of the onion family with a strong taste and smell, used in cooking
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/
Example Sentences
- My vampire boyfriend broke up with me after I started eating garlic every day.
- The recipe calls for three cloves of garlic, but I always add five because I'm not a coward.
- Garlic is not only delicious but also has many health benefits.
garlic
NOUN[/ˈɡɑːrlɪk/]
a plant of the onion family with a strong taste and smell, used in cooking
Strong-smelling cooking ingredient garlic
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word garlic derives from Old English 'garlēac', a compound of 'gar' (spear) and 'lēac' (leek or onion). The term was coined to describe the plant's distinctive pointed cloves, metaphorically comparing them to the sharp tip of a spear.
Breakdown
gar- (spear, pointed object) + -lēac (leek, onion plant). The compound describes the vegetable's characteristic sharp, spear-like cloves.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My vampire boyfriend broke up with me after I started eating garlic every day.”
“The recipe calls for three cloves of garlic, but I always add five because I'm not a coward.”
“Garlic is not only delicious but also has many health benefits.”
“She peeled and chopped the garlic finely for the pasta sauce.”
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