leek
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English, from Old English lēac.
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leek (plural leeks)
- The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
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- scallion (US, Scotland)
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vegetable
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[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of eekl
- keel
[edit] Dutch
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin lāicus (“‘layman, laic’”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laikos), “‘of the people’”), from λαός (laos), “‘the people’”).
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leek m. (plural leken, diminutive leekje, diminutive plural leekjes)
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- clericus, geestelijke m.
- deskundige m., expert m.; beroeps, professional
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leek, leke (comparative leker, lekere; superlative leekst, leekste)
[edit] Etymology 2
Germanic, cognate with German gleichen.
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leek
- the singular present imperfect and imperative forms of lijken
[edit] Etymology 3
Germanic, cognate with lek, lekken and English (to/a) leak
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leek
- the singular past imperfect form of leken
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leek m. (plural leken, diminutive leekje, diminutive plural leekjes)
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[edit] Etymology 4
Cognate with laak, Latin lacus, English lake.
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leek (plural leken, diminutive leekje, diminutive plural leekjes)
- A small body of water, like a pool; gave rise to place names
[edit] Etymology 5
Unknown; local dialect in the Dutch region Betuwe.
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leek (plural leken, diminutive leekje, diminutive plural leekjes)
- (botany) The plant Rumex crispus
- (by extension) Related plants of that genus: sorrel, dock
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