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Language: Old English
Origin: garleac, from gar 'spear' + leac ( LEEK)

garlic

 noun
     
garlic
Related topics: Food
gar‧lic S3 [uncountable]
DF a plant like a small onion, used in cooking to give a strong taste:
Add a crushed clove of garlic (=single section of it).
—garlicky adjective:
his garlicky breath
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