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蒜头
suàntóu
Description
蒜头就是我们做菜时用的大蒜，一个蒜头里面有很多小瓣。
A 蒜头 is the garlic we use in cooking, and one 蒜头 contains many small cloves.
很多中国菜都会放一点蒜头，吃起来更香。
Many Chinese dishes add a bit of 蒜头 to make them more flavorful.
Meanings
蒜头suàntóu
a head or bulb of garlic
我买了两个蒜头。
I bought two garlic bulbs.
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Notes
- Etymology
蒜 (garlic) + 头 (head/bulb), literally 'garlic head'.
- Nuance
蒜头 stresses the whole bulb; 大蒜 is the more general word for garlic.
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