Onion: meaning, definitions and examples

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onion

 

[ หˆสŒnjษ™n ]

Context #1 | Noun

cooking

A round vegetable with many layers, typically brown or white in color, that has a strong taste and smell when chopped or cooked.

Synonyms

Allium cepa, bulb onion

Examples of usage

  • Add chopped onions to the stir-fry.
  • The recipe calls for two onions, diced.
  • She could smell the onions frying in the kitchen.
Context #2 | Noun

gardening

A plant of the lily family with edible bulbs that are typically eaten raw in salads or cooked.

Synonyms

Allium cepa, onion plant

Examples of usage

  • I planted some onion sets in the garden.
  • Onions are easy to grow in most climates.
Context #3 | Noun

informal

A person or thing with many layers or hidden depths, often used in the phrase 'like peeling back layers of an onion.'

Synonyms

complex person, multi-faceted individual

Examples of usage

  • She's like an onion, you never know what you'll find beneath the surface.
  • Getting to know him was like peeling back layers of an onion.

Translations

Translations of the word "onion" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น cebola

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเคœ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Zwiebel

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bawang

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั†ะธะฑัƒะปั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ cebula

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็Ž‰ใญใŽ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท oignon

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ cebolla

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท soฤŸan

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์–‘ํŒŒ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจุตู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ cibule

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ cibuฤพa

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆด‹่‘ฑ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ฤebula

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ laukur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฟะธัะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฎแƒแƒฎแƒ•แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ soฤŸan

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ cebolla

Etymology

The word 'onion' comes from the Old French 'oignon', which in turn comes from the Latin 'unio' meaning 'single, one, unity'. Onions have been cultivated for over 5000 years and have been used for culinary and medicinal purposes in various cultures throughout history.

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