Garlic is a plant used in cooking. People use its white bulbs to add flavor to food. It has a strong smell and taste.
I cook with garlic every day.
Garlic adds taste to many meals.
Garlic has a strong smell and taste. This meaning talks about that smell or flavor itself. You can say food smells or tastes like garlic.
His garlic breath is very strong.
The kitchen smells like garlic.
Garlic belongs to a plant family called alliums. It has many small pieces called cloves inside one bulb. People use garlic in medicine and as food.
Garlic is part of the allium family.
Farmers grow garlic for medicine.
Sometimes people say 'garlic' to mean someone has a strong or sharp way of speaking. This use is informal and a bit figurative.
He has a bit of garlic in his talk.
Her garlic words surprised me.
In some sports contexts, 'The Garlic' is a nickname for the Celtic football team. It is often used by their rivals as a nickname.
The Garlic won the match yesterday.
Fans of the Garlic are very loud.
Garlic bulbs have many small parts called cloves. People cook with these cloves by peeling and chopping them.
Peel a garlic clove before cooking.
I use one garlic clove for soup.
Sometimes 'garlicky' describes food with a strong taste of garlic. It is an adjective to show flavor presence.
This sauce tastes very garlicky.
The bread has a garlicky flavor.
