knoflook

Dutch

Knoflook
Garlic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch knofloick, knuuflooch, a dissimilated variant of earlier Middle Dutch cloffloc (literally “clove-leek”), from Old Dutch *kloflōk, from Proto-West Germanic *klobulauk (literally “clove-leek”), equivalent to klieven +‎ look. Compare German Knoblauch, West Frisian knyflok and English clove.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknɔf.loːk/
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Hyphenation: knof‧look

Noun

knoflook m or n (plural knofloken, diminutive knoflookje n)

garlic, Allium sativum (bulb, used as a culinary herb, or plant)

Derived terms

knoflookbol
knoflookboter
knoflookolie
knoflookpad
knoflookplant
knoflooksaus
knoflookteen

Descendants

Afrikaans: knoffel, knoflok
→ Aukan: kunofoluku
→ Papiamentu: konofló, konoflok, knoflo, knofló
→ Sranan Tongo: knofroku

Further reading

knoflook on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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