leek
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1.0
- noun
- /lik/
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puerro
- I forgot to tell you that you should also add leek juice to the mixture.
- leeks and onions
- garlic and leeks
- wild leeks
Got some some sausage, leeks, some brisket, and some ribs.
- Got some some sausage, leeks, some brisket, and some ribs.
- This one is creamy white bean, potato, leek and kale soup.
- I often put garlic leeks and onions or garlic leeks and shallots into a dish.
- I've got catnip, I've got more weird leeks that you only grow for the leaves I've got.
- And then the last but not least is the leeks.
- So knowing which ones these are, onions, garlic, leeks, all have very high amounts of these in it.
- They got button mushrooms, pineapple, leeks, cilantro, garlic and countless other items, sauces and styles.
- So just to make sure that I've got there, this is where I'm happily eating my pears and my apples and my leeks and whatever.
Examples
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After a long while, they camped, making a dinner of cold meat pie and boiled leeks.
Fiction book (1991) -
A few simple potatoes and leeks, and he gives us this!
Fiction book (1991) -
We'll have leek and potato soup tomorrow.
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Did you know that the leek is the national emblem of Wales?
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This one is creamy white bean, potato, leek and kale soup.
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When ready to serve, ladle porridge into bowls and garnish with the leek-onion-garlic mixture.
Academic text (2004) -
For dinner, we are making a delicious soup with leek, potatoes, and herbs.
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In my recipe, the leek adds a mild flavor that enhances the dish.
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To prepare the salad, slice the leek and combine it with fresh vegetables.
Synonyms
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2.3
A long thin young onion with a small white base and green leaves used in cooking for its mild taste
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1.1
A young onion with a long green stalk and mild taste eaten raw in salads
A long green vegetable like a large onion with a thick white stem used in cooking
A European plant related to onions that people grow for its edible stems and leaves used in cooking
A garden plant with a round bulb and purple flower head used for food and decoration
Idioms
- Archaic
To accept something unpleasant during talks to avoid bigger problems
Compounds
- Specialized
A wild onion with white to pink flowers that grows in North American forests
A garden plant with a round bulb and purple flower head used for food and decoration
- UK
A European plant related to onions that people grow for its edible stems and leaves used in cooking
- US
A North American wild onion with broad leaves and a small bulb often called ramps and used as food
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Etymology
Leek comes from the old English word leac, which meant 'onion' or 'garlic'. So a leek is like a mild onion, which helps explain its long white stem and onion-like flavour.