knoflook
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
knoflook m or n (plural knofloken, diminutive knoflookje n)
- garlic, Allium sativum (bulb, used as a culinary herb, or plant)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: knoffel, knoflok
- → Aukan: kunofoluku
- → Papiamentu: konofló, konoflok, knoflo, knofló
- → Sranan Tongo: knofroku
Further reading edit
- knoflook on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl