Garlic meaning in English

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Definition

garlic: a strong, pungent herb used to flavour cooking (used to flavor cooked snails or keep away vampires) noun

Examples

  • "Brian : Followed by frogs' legs in garlic sauce or snails."
  • "Brian : But Bruno is allergic to onions and garlic."
  • "Oh, and one more thing... Do you know if there'll be any onions or garlic included in the meal?"
  • "Becky : Here's what we'll do: We'll hope there's no onion or garlic in the meal."
Exercise 1
It's time to fill in the blanks!

Type the appropriate words from the dialogues you just heard into the blanks below.

I am a small, white vegetable used in many sauces and dishes. I make your breath smell bad and I am good for your heart. I also protect against vampires. I am . (Hint: I am NOT an onion)

I am a person who doesn't eat meat. I am a .

I am the food eaten generally three times a day, either morning, noon or evening. I am a .

It's time to fill in the blanks!

Type the appropriate words from the dialogues you just heard into the blanks below.

I am a small, white vegetable used in many sauces and dishes. I make your breath smell bad and I am good for your heart. I also protect against vampires. I am garlic 1. (Hint: I am NOT an onion)

I am a person who doesn't eat meat. I am a vegetarian 2.

I am the food eaten generally three times a day, either morning, noon or evening. I am a [not done] meal 3.
1 garlic: "Garlic" is the best answer here. Garlic is a vegetable often used to add flavour to meals. It is also supposed to protect against vampires. In this dialogue, Brian tells Becky that Brian is allergic to onions and garlic.
2 vegetarian: This is the right answer. A person who doesn't eat meat is called a vegetarian.
3 meal: "Meal" is the best answer. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all meals. This term can refer to the food itself or the occasion or time when this food is eaten. In this dialogue, Becky and Brian are discussing airplane meals.

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