The noun garlic is an uncountable noun, a word for a substance.
Like many nouns for a substance the plural form is reserved for 'kinds of' or 'types of', for example:
The garlics that did well this season are the porcelain and purple stripe, the artichoke and silverskin.
Yes, the noun garlic is a mass noun. Multiples of garlic are expressed as cloves of garlic, bulbs of garlic, braids of garlic, pounds of garlic, etc. Like many mass nouns for foods, the plural form is reserved for 'kinds of' or 'types of'; for example: The garlics we planted this year are some softneck, sliverskin, and artichoke.
The collective nouns for garlic are a bulb of garlic or a rope of garlic.
A head of garlic
The standard collective nouns for garlic are a bulb of garlic or a rope of garlic.However, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun; for example, a clump of garlic, a cache of garlic, a cauldron of garlic, etc.
The Latin word for garlic is alium -i, or allium -i.
Yes, the noun garlic is a mass noun. Multiples of garlic are expressed as cloves of garlic, bulbs of garlic, braids of garlic, pounds of garlic, etc. Like many mass nouns for foods, the plural form is reserved for 'kinds of' or 'types of'; for example: The garlics we planted this year are some softneck, sliverskin, and artichoke.
The word for garlic is ail. It is pronounced with an "ah" sound followed by a consonant-y sound, the same as at the end of words like travail and taille. The plural of ail is usually the expected ails but can also be aulx, which is pronounced the same as aux and eau.Garlic is "ail" (masculine noun, pronounce "aye") in French.
A cross and a string of garlic.
The collective nouns for garlic are a bulb of garlic or a rope of garlic.
Garlic bread and garlic naan (or nan or non) are not the same. Garlic bread is sliced bread with butter and garlic on the top. Garlic naan is a round flatbread with garlic baked into it.
A common dish for garlic is a bowl full of garlic. A common dish for garlic is a bowl full of garlic.
The word for garlic is ail. It is pronounced with an "ah" sound followed by a consonant-y sound, the same as at the end of words like travail and taille. The plural of ail is usually the expected ails but can also be aulx, which is pronounced the same as aux and eau.Garlic is "ail" (masculine noun, pronounce "aye") in French.
Garlic is a herb. The culinary part of garlic is the bulb which is divided in cloves. Garlic can be minced for inclusion in recipes such as garlic butter. Garlic can be minced by dicing it with a knife, or by using a garlic press.
Chopped garlic is garlic cloves that have been peeled and chopped.
1 clove of garlic is equivalent to 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic is equivalent to one-half teaspoon of minced garlic. So, one-half teaspoon of (drained) jarred minced garlic is equivalent to a garlic clove. Here are some other useful conversions: 1 garlic bulb = about 10 cloves of garlic. 1 clove of garlic = 1 teaspoon chopped garlic 1 clove of garlic = 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon of garlic flakes 1/4 teaspoon of granulated garlic 1/2 teaspoon of garlic juice
No, the tooth of garlic is the individual slice of a clove of garlic.
My understanding of a garlic head is that it is the cluster of cloves. The individual cloves of garlic grow in what is called the "head" of garlic. You can buy garlic by the head or as cloves.