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garlic
garlic bulb
minced garlic
to act stupid
garlic shoots and leaves
thoroughly mashed or minced garlic
to stagger
garlic shoot
red spider lily
garlic clove
thoroughly mashed or minced garlic
garlic shoots
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This watermelon tastes like garlic.
Source: Tatoeba #13906340 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhat should one do with germinating garlic bulbs?
Source: Tatoeba #9816360 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe put three slices of garlic in the vegetables.
Source: Tatoeba #6314508 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe gave me 12 cloves of garlic.
Source: Tatoeba #6314496 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis dish has a bit of garlic flavor.
Source: Tatoeba #2806360 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.