garlic

Meanings

Noun

• A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
• A preparation from Allium sativum used as a food ingredient or the flavor or other characteristics of such an ingredient.

Verb

• To flavour with garlic

Origin

• From Middle English garlik, garleek, garlek, garlec, from Old English gārlēac ("garlic"), from gār (“spear”, in reference to the cloves) + lēac. Cognate with Scots garlek, garleke, garlik.