leek
A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like…A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
» I like leeks.
Meaning
2 sensesA vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
Porree, Lauch, Breitlauch
лук-поре́йluk-poréj, поре́йporéj
цибуля-поре́йcybulja-poréj, поре́йporéj
plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
Examples
11 sentencesI like leeks.
How much is the kilo of leek?
ruСколько стоит килограмм лука-порея?
I do believe it's called a leek.
ruЯ полагаю, это в самом деле называется лук-порей.
deIch glaube, das bezeichnet man als Porree.
How much does a kilogram of leeks cost?
ruСколько стоит килограмм лука-порея?
Slice the leek and wash it under running water.
deSchneiden Sie den Lauch in Scheiben und waschen Sie ihn unter fließendem Wasser.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English leek, leeke, lek, leke, leyke, from Old English lēac, lēc (“allium; gaFrom Middle English leek, leeke, lek, leke, leyke, from Old English lēac, lēc (“allium; garlic or leek”), from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz (“leek”), from *leukaną, *lūkaną (“to close, shut”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”).
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Forms
plural: leeksSynonyms
5 synonyms- plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum:scallionAllium porrum