How do I Say and Write
"Garlic" in Italian?

Pronunciation : Gar"lic
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. garlek, AS. garle?c; gar spear, lance + le?c leek. See Gar, n., and Leek.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)

Defn: A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivated variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs, called cloves of garlic, inclosed in a common membranous coat, and easily separable.

2. A kind of jig or farce. [Obs.] Taylor (1630). Garlic mustard, a European plant of the Mustard family (Alliaria officinalis) which has a strong smell of garlic. -- Garlic pear tree, a tree in Jamaica (Crat?va gynandra), bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of garlic, and a burning taste.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913