garlic

[gahr-lik]

noun

a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.

any of various other plants of the genus Allium.

the bulb of such a plant, consisting of smaller bulbs, or cloves, used in cooking, sometimes in the form of a powder or flakes.

the flavor or smell of this bulb.

adjective

cooked, flavored, or seasoned with garlic: garlic bread; garlic salt.

of or relating to garlic.

Origin of garlic

before 1000; Middle English garlec, Old English gārlēac (gar spear (cognate with German Ger) + lēac leek)

Related formsgar·licked, gar·lick·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for garlicky

Contemporary Examples of garlicky

This is, after all, the country of sautéed snails, force-fed geese, garlicky frog legs and horse tartare.
U.S. Wants Freedom from ‘Filthy’ French Cheese
Alice Guilhamon, Christopher Dickey
July 20, 2013
POTATOES DAUPHINOISE These creamy, garlicky potatoes are real comfort food and the perfect match with the lamb.
Perfect Valentine’s Day Feast
Lydia Brownlow
February 13, 2012
Garlicky Creamy Spinach Dip by Dave Lieberman The chef and TV host offers a fresh approach to dipping.
What to Eat
Cookstr.com
July 14, 2009

Historical Examples of garlicky

Avoid buying it; you can easily tell it by the garlicky smell.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book
Eliza Leslie
I'll take care of that gladly, to get you out of this garlicky ruin.
The Drums Of Jeopardy
Harold MacGrath
There was a cheerful, mouth-watering smell of cookery on the air, a garlicky smell, with now and then a whiff of spicy wood smoke.
A Yankee in the Trenches
R. Derby Holmes
The earliest signs are a garlicky taste in the mouth and pain in the throat and stomach.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
W. G. Aitchison Robertson
As for the garlicky loves of the singer they care not one jot whether he loves or not.
The Secret Life
Elizabeth Bisland

British Dictionary definitions for garlicky

garlicky

adjective

containing or resembling the taste or odour of garlic

garlic

noun

a hardy widely cultivated Asian alliaceous plant, Allium sativum, having a stem bearing whitish flowers and bulbils

the bulb of this plant, made up of small segments (cloves) that have a strong odour and pungent taste and are used in cooking
(as modifier)a garlic taste

any of various other plants of the genus Allium

Word Origin for garlic

Old English gārlēac, from gār spear + lēac leek

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Word Origin and History for garlicky

adj.

1775, from garlic + -y (2).

garlic

Old English garleac (Mercian), garlec (W. Saxon) "garlic," from gar "spear" (in reference to the clove), see gar + leac "leek" (see leek).