ajo
/ˈaxo/ · B2 · noun · m
garlic
🧄 ajo sounds like AH-ho, like a vampire's AH-ho when garlic shows up
Say it as AH-ho (the j is a breathy h). Link the sound to the exclamation 'Ah, ho!' that someone might let out after a strong garlic whiff. Spanish ajo comes from Latin allium, also the root of the plant genus Allium.