Y’a eune întérêssante bliog’thie siez Language Log “Ramps, chives, garlic, and other members of the Allium genus“. J’avons des difféthentes manniéthes d’ail, d’as ou d’âl:

Language Log has an interesting post on “Ramps, chives, garlic, and other members of the Allium genus“. Here are some relevant Jersey plants:

• ail / as / âl = garlic (Allium sativum)
• as d’s ours / ail des ours / âl des ours = ramsons (Allium ursinum)
• ail sauvage / as sauvage / âl sauvage = three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum), crow garlic (Allium vineale)
• gênotte = round-headed leek (Allium sphaerocephalon); may also have been used to refer to crow garlic (Allium vineale)
• pouothé = leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
• ouognon = onion (Allium cepa)

• Lé Pouothé
• La Soupe de Pouothai – Leek soup