oignon
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
oignonFrom the Late Latin ūniōnem, the accusative of ūnio (in Columella: 'a kind of onion that has no cloves'). Unio is related to unus ('one') because, unlike garlic, it has a single tuber. In northern Gaul, unionem superseded the Classical Latin caepa, which is preserved elsewhere (Occitan and Catalan: ceba, Spanish: cebolla, Italian: cipolla, Portuguese: cebola, Romanian: ceapă); see also shallot, chives, which are of Provençal origin.
Definitions
- botanique
- botaniquecuisine
Plural
oignons
Hyperonyms
monocotylédoneamaryllidacée
Hyponym
Translations
german:Zwiebel
english:onion
arabic:بصل
chinese:洋葱
korean:양파
danish:løg
spanish:bunio
finnish:sipuli
greek:βολβός
hebrew:בצל
italian:cipolla
japanese:玉ねぎ
dutch:knol
polish:cebula
portuguese:cebola
russian:лук
swedish:lök
turkish:soğan
See also
ognonière (cn.) oignonet (cn.) oignonière (cn.) ognon (cn.) oignons (v.)