noun · Food & Drink

onion

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The meaning (definition) of the word onion

a round vegetable with layers that makes you cry

The word onion used in a sentence

When I cut the onion my eyes got all watery and teary.

The plural of the word onion

onions

How the word onion is said around the world

Frenchoignon
Spanishcebolla
Mandarin洋葱
Hindiप्याज
Arabicالبصل
Russianлук
Portuguese (EU)cebola
Portuguese (BR)cebola
Japaneseタマネギ
GermanZwiebel
Urduپیاز
Punjabiਪਿਆਜ
Korean양파
Hebrewבָּצָל
Greekκρεμμύδι
Dutchui
Filipinosibuyas
Vietnamesecủ hành
Turkishsoğan
Persianپیاز
Polishcebula
Ukrainianцибуля
Bengaliপেঁয়াজ
Swedishlök
Italiancipolla

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onion - meaning, picture and 25 translations for kids