knoflook

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Dutch

Knoflook
Garlic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch knofloick, knuuflooch, a dissimilated variant of earlier Middle Dutch cloffloc (literally “clove-leek”), from Old Dutch *kloflōk, from Proto-West Germanic *klobulauk (literally “clove-leek”), equivalent to klieven +‎ look. Compare German Knoblauch, West Frisian knyflok and English clove.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɔf.loːk/
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  • Hyphenation: knof‧look

Noun

knoflook m or n (plural knofloken, diminutive knoflookje n)

  1. garlic, Allium sativum (bulb, used as a culinary herb, or plant)

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