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- [leek]
- /lik/
- /liːk/
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- [leek]
- /lik/
Definitions of leek word
- noun leek a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery. 1
- noun leek any of various allied species. 1
- noun leek A plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb that together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem. 1
- noun leek food: onion-like 1
- noun leek welsh national emblem 1
- variable noun leek Leeks are long thin vegetables which smell similar to onions. They are white at one end, have long light green leaves, and are eaten cooked. 0
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Origin of leek
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English lēac; cognate with German Lauch, Old Norse laukr
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Leek
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leek popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leek usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with leek
- what is a leek?
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- what does leek taste like?
- what part of leek to use?
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- what part of a leek do you eat?
- how to cut up a leek?
- what part of leek do i use?
- what is a leek food?
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- how to clean a leek?
- what part of the leek do you eat?
- what does a leek look like?
- how to slice a leek?