/ ˈgɑːlɪk; NAmE ˈgɑːrlɪk/ noun
[ U ] a vegetable of the onion family with a very strong taste and smell, used in cooking to give flavour to food :
a clove of garlic (= one section of it)
► gar·licky adjective :
garlicky breath / food
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English gārlēac , from gār spear (because the shape of a clove resembles the head of a spear) + lēac leek .