lök

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • onion; a genus of plants. See also Allium
  • the bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown
  • (slang) a female breast
  • (slang) being lazy

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish løker, lø̄ker inherited from Old Norse laukr inherited from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ inherited from Proto-Germanic *laukaz (leek).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*laukaz

Gloss

leek

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