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kurrat

kurrat

9.9
A vegetable like a leek that is grown for its green leaves and used in cooking
  • noun
  • UK
: kurrat
  • Unlike leeks, kurrat is primarily harvested for its abundant green leaves rather than its bulb.

Examples

  • Farmers in Egypt commonly grow kurrat for its flavorful leaves, which are used in traditional cooking.

  • The chef sprinkled chopped kurrat over the soup to add a mild onion flavor.

  • I love adding kurrat to my salads.

  • The kurrat has a unique flavor.

  • Farmers in Egypt commonly grow kurrat for its flavorful leaves, which are used in traditional cooking.

  • The chef sprinkled chopped kurrat over the soup to add a mild onion flavor.

  • Unlike leeks, kurrat is primarily harvested for its abundant green leaves rather than its bulb.

Synonyms

wild leek
vskurrat
1 7.4

A rough plant with a large bulb and tall stalk that has greenish purple flowers

is selected for edible leaves rather than for the bulb
Allium ampeloprasum
vskurrat
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild leek plant with a large bulb and a tall flower stalk

is a cultivated variety grown for edible leaves not for its bulb

Surface Forms

kurrat singular
kurrats plural

Etymology

The word kurrat comes from an Arabic name, kurrat, for a leafy type of leek long grown in Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean. So, kurrat today means a leek valued for its green 'leaves' rather than its bulb.