elephant garlic

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪk

Noun

elephant garlic (uncountable)

A perennial plant related to leeks, Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum, having large cloves that can be substituted for garlic in cooking.

Translations

Catalan: all bord m
Finnish: elefanttivalkosipuli
German: Elefantenknoblauch m, Riesenknoblauch m
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Russian: лук виногра́дный m (luk vinográdnyj), лук сала́тный m (luk salátnyj), лук курра́т m (luk kurrát)

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