Etymology
From earlier garlick, garlicke, 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).
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
- bear garlic
- black garlic
- broadleaf garlic
- Canadian garlic
- crow garlic
- daffodil garlic
- elephant garlic
- false garlic
- field garlic
- garlic bread
- garlic butter
- garlic chive
- garlic-germander
- garlic knot
- garlic mustard
- garlic pear
- garlic powder
- garlic press
- garlic root
- garlic-sage
- garlic salt
- garlic toad
- garlic treaclewort
- garlic-tree
- garlic vine
- garlicwort
- giant garlic
- golden garlic
- hard-necked garlic
- hedge garlic
- Italian garlic
- keeled garlic
- Levant garlic
- meadow garlic
- Neapolitan garlic
- Oriental garlic
- Spanish garlic
- stag's garlic
- white garlic
- wild garlic
- wood garlic
Related terms
Verb
garlic (third-person singular simple present garlics, present participle garlicking, simple past and past participle garlicked)
- To flavour with garlic.
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