garlic

== English == === Alternative forms === garlick, garlicke (obsolete) === 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 IPA /'gɑː(r)lɪk/ SAMPA /'gA:(r)lIk/ === 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) (transitive) To flavor 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