Definition of 'leek'
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leek in British English
noun
1. Also called: scallion
an alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, with a slender white bulb, cylindrical stem, and broad flat overlapping leaves: used in cooking
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Word origin
Old English lēac; related to Old Norse laukr, Old High German louhWord Frequency
leek in American English
noun
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Word origin
ME lek < OE leac, akin to Ger lauch < ? IE base *leug-, to bend > L luxus, excess: so named ? from its outward-bent leaves
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leek in American English
(lik)
noun
1.
2.
any of various allied species
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[bef. 1000; ME; OE lēac; c. G Lauch, ON laukr]Examples of 'leek' in a sentence
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British English: leek
/liːk/ NOUN
Leeks are long green and white vegetables which smell like onions.
- American English: leek /ˈlik/
- Arabic: كُرَّاثٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: alho-poró
- Chinese: 韭葱
- Croatian: poriluk
- Czech: pórek
- Danish: porre
- Dutch: prei
- European Spanish: puerro
- Finnish: purjo
- French: poireau
- German: Lauch
- Greek: πράσο
- Italian: porro
- Japanese: ネギ
- Korean: 리크
- Norwegian: purre
- Polish: por
- European Portuguese: alho francês
- Romanian: praz
- Russian: лук-порей
- Latin American Spanish: puerro
- Swedish: purjolök
- Thai: ต้นลีก (ผักใบเขียว ต้นขาว มีกลิ่นคล้ายหอม)
- Turkish: pırasa
- Ukrainian: цибуля-порей
- Vietnamese: tỏi tây
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