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Definition of leek noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a leek

leek

noun

leek pronunciation English

liːk

leek pronunciation American

liːk

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.