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Knoblauch

garlic

noun KNOHP-lowkh Less Common

Usage Note

Knoblauch is garlic; the unit is eine Zehe (a clove). Uncountable and has no plural. The initial Kn- is fully pronounced in German, unlike the silent English k.

Examples

"Sie presst zwei Zehen Knoblauch in die Soße."

Natural Translation

She presses two cloves of garlic into the sauce.

Literal Translation

She presses two cloves garlic into the sauce.

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