English Online Dictionary. What means garlic? What does garlic mean?
English
Wikispecies
Alternative forms
- garlick, garlicke (both archaic)
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”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːlɪk/
- (US) enPR: gärˈlĭk, IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪk
- Homophone: garlick
Noun
garlic (countable and uncountable, plural garlics)
- A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
- (uncountable) A preparation from Allium sativum used as a food ingredient or the flavor or other characteristics of such an ingredient.
Derived terms
Related terms
- leek
Translations
Verb
garlic (third-person singular simple present garlics, present participle garlicking, simple past and past participle garlicked)
- To flavour with garlic
Translations
See also
- alliaceous
- clove
- ramp, ramson
Further reading
- garlic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:garlic on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Middle English
Noun
garlic
- Alternative form of garlek