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1. (n.) onion
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
2. onion
this bulb.
3. onion
any of certain similar plants.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < OF oignon < L ūniōnem, acc. of ūniō a unity, large pearl, onion; see union)
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1. (noun) onion
the bulb of an onion plant
2. (noun) onion, onion plant, Allium cepa
bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
3. (noun) onion
an aromatic flavorful vegetable
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1. (noun) onion
a round vegetable with many layers and a strong smell, used in cooking
onion soup
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Sense: a type of vegetable with an eatable bulb which has a strong taste and smell
pickled onions; Put plenty of onion in the stew.
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 Afrikaans: ui |
 Arabic: بَصَل |
 Bulgarian: лук |
 Brazilian: cebola |
 Czech: cibule |
 German: die Zwiebel |
 Danish: løg |
 Greek: κρεμμύδι |
 Spanish: cebolla |
 Estonian: sibul |
 Farsi: پیاز |
 Finnish: sipuli |
 French: oignon |
 Hebrew: בָּצָל |
 Hindi: प्याज |
 Croatian: luk |
 Hungarian: (vörös)hagyma |
 Indonesian: bawang |
 Icelandic: laukur |
 Italian: cipolla |
 Japanese: 玉ねぎ |
 Korean: 양파 |
 Lithuanian: svogūnas |
 Latvian: sīpols |
 Malay: bawang |
 Dutch: ui |
 Norwegian: løk |
 Polish: cebula |
 Persian: پیاز |
 Pashto: پياز |
 Portuguese: cebola |
 Romanian: ceapă |
 Russian: лук |
 Slovak: cibuľa |
 Slovenian: čebula |
 Serbian: crni luk |
 Swedish: lök |
 Thai: หัวหอม |
 Turkish: soğan |
 Taiwanese: 洋蔥 |
 Ukrainian: цибуля, цибулина |
 Urdu: پياز |
 Vietnamese: củ hành |
 Chinese: 洋葱 |
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