noun
garlic
GAH-lihk
noun
1
A plant related to the onion, grown for its strong-smelling, pungent bulb used widely in cooking.
"Add two crushed cloves of garlic to the pan."
"Her breath smelled of garlic after lunch."
How to Use Garlic
Learner’s notes
Common pairings
clove of garlic
garlic bread
crushed garlic
Word Forms
garlicked past tense, garlics plural, garlics singular
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Etymology
From Old English gārlēac, literally "spear-leek" — a reference to the plant's sharp, pointed leaves.