leek

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

leek [leek leeks] BrE [liːk] NAmE [liːk] noun
a vegetable like a long onion with many layers of wide flat leaves that are white at the bottom and green at the top. Leeks are eaten cooked. The leek is a national symbol of Wales.

Word Origin:
Old English lēac, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch look and German Lauch.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  scallion, Allium porrum