Looking for the meaning of the word ONION in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ONION with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Onion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French oignon, based on Latin unio(n-), denoting a kind of onion
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʌnjən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a swollen edible bulb used as a vegetable, having a pungent taste and smell and composed of several concentric layers
Short Definition:edible bulb used as vegetable
Examples:- cook the onion in the oil until lightly coloured
- onion rings
Definition:
the plant that produces the onion, with long rolled or straplike leaves and spherical heads of greenish-white flowers.
Short Definition:plant that produces onion
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