leek

a plant related to the onion with a slender bulb and dark green leaves

Not to be confused with:

leak – to allow the passage of a substance through a flaw: There is a water leak in the pipe under the sink.; a breach of secrecy: They leaked the story to the press.

leek

Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum

leek

(lēk)

An edible plant (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum) related to the onion and having a white, slender bulb and flat, dark-green leaves.

[Middle English lek, from Old English lēac.]

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leek

(liːk)

1. (Plants) Also called: scallion an alliaceous plant, Allium porrum, with a slender white bulb, cylindrical stem, and broad flat overlapping leaves: used in cooking

2. (Plants) any of several related species, such as A. ampeloprasum (wild leek)

3. (Plants) a leek, or a representation of one, as a national emblem of Wales

[Old English lēac; related to Old Norse laukr, Old High German louh]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

leek

(lik)

n.

a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English lēac, c. Middle Dutch looc, Old High German louh, Old Norse laukr]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	leek - plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum Allium porrum, scallion leek - related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves alliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
	2.	leek - related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant Allium porrum, leek, scallion - plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum

Translations

كراثكُرّاثكُرَّاثٌ

праз

porro

pórekpór zahradní

porre

Lauch Porree

πράσο

poreo

puerro poro porro

purjopurjosipuli

poireau poiréepoiretteporreauporrée

כרישה

poriluk

póréhagyma

blaîlaukur, púrra

porro

ネギ

리크

poras

puravs

preiporrei

purrepurreløk

por

alho-poró alho-porro porro alho francês

praz

лук-порей порей

porpôr

prasaprazilukпразилукпраса

purjolök

กระเทียมต้นต้นหอม

pırasa

کراث

tỏi tây

韭葱

leek

[liːk] N → puerro m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

leek

[ˈliːk]

n → poireau m

modif
leek soup → de la soupe aux poireaux

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

leek

n → Porree m, → Lauch m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

leek

[liːk] n → porro

leek

(liːk) noun

a type of vegetable related to the onion with green leaves and a white base.

leek

→ كُرَّاثٌ pórek porre Lauch πράσο puerro purjo poireau poriluk porro ネギ 리크 prei purre por alho francês, alho-poró лук-порей purjolök ต้นหอม pırasa tỏi tây 韭葱

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I should like them best, if I had nobody to pay on my own side." Lydgate waited a little, but Bulstrode only bowed, looking at him fixedly, and he went on with the same interrupted enunciation-- as if he were biting an objectional leek.

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That's Roman wormwood -- that's pigweed -- that's sorrel -- that's piper-grass -- have at him, chop him up, turn his roots upward to the sun, don't let him have a fibre in the shade, if you do he'll turn himself t' other side up and be as green as a leek in two days.

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Coventry Central, the pivot of the English system, stabs upward once in ten seconds its spear of diamond light to the north; and a point or two off our starboard bow The Leek, the great cloud-breaker of Saint David's Head, swings its unmistakable green beam twenty-five degrees each way.

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A leek has overrun whole districts, and will prove very troublesome, but it was imported as a favour by a French vessel.

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(1) In gnaw no radishes and cabbages and pumpkins, nor feed on green leeks and parsley; for these are food for you who live in the lake.'

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The first step in any leek recipe is to properly clean them.

Get to Know Luscious Leeks

I'm not alone in this feeling, which is why for years leek pickers have scoured the woodlands of the state during the brief season from late April to early May.

Leeks: A Homegrown Delicacy

Place the whole leek pieces 'end on' into a deep dish and prepare the mince mixture.

Way of the dragon; Wales is well known for its wonderful lamb, and we've three great methods of preparing it welsh lamb and rosemary stuffed leeks

2 Pour a little of the leek mixture into an ovenproof gratin dish.

Cheesy celeriac, leek & rosemary gratin; Festive fare! BBC Good Food daily Christmas recipe to collect; Combine celeriac and leek with mature cheddar for an indulgent Christmas side dish. A spoonful of mustard or horseradish stirred through the cream wouldn't go amiss

LEEK LENTIL PUY INGREDIENTS 30g butter 3 cloves of garlic, crushed 500g leeks, thinly sliced 2tsp sea salt Ground black pepper 500g vac-packed cooked Puy lentils 300ml creme fraiche 125g feta cheese, crumbled 50g panko or fresh white breadcrumbs 1tbsp olive oil GRATIN WITH topping Serves METHOD 1.

LEEK & PUY LENTIL GRATIN WITH FETA topping

LEEK PUY LENTIL INGREDIENTS 30g butter 3 cloves of garlic, crushed 500g leeks, thinly sliced 2tsp sea salt Ground black pepper 500g vac-packed cooked Puy lentils 300ml creme fraiche 125g feta cheese, crumbled 50g panko or fresh white breadcrumbs 1tbsp olive oil GRATIN WITH topping Serves METHOD 1.

LEEK & PUY LENTIL GRATIN WITH FETA topping; SERVES 4

The damage to the foliage could also be caused by the leek moth, but the brown insect you spotted points to the leaf miner laying its eggs.

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