küüslauk

From küüs (“claw, clove”) +‎ lauk (“leek”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyːslɑu̯k/, [ˈkyːslɑu̯kˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑuk
• Hyphenation: küüs‧lauk

küüslauk (genitive küüslaugu, partitive küüslauku)

1. garlic
   1. (botany) A pungent plant with a bulb consisting of small, nail-like cloves, used in cooking and medicine (Allium sativum).

      Koduaias kasvavat küüslauku haigused ja kahjurid eriti ei tülita.

      Pests and diseases don't really bother with a garlic plant growing in your home garden.

   2. The pungent and spicy part of a garlic plant as a food.

      Ma ei söö sibulat ega küüslauku.

      I don't eat onion or garlic.

• küüs
• lauk
• karulauk
• metslauk
• murulauk
• porrulauk

• küüslauk in Sõnaveeb