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onion

Definition

  • noun: a round vegetable that is usually white, yellow, or red and has a strong smell and taste
  • noun: a widely cultivated Asian herb ('Allium cepa') of the lily family with pungent edible bulbs

Examples

  • He is growing 'onions' in the garden this year.

  • The recipe calls for chopped 'onions'.

  • The recipe calls for chopped 'onion'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Hard and spiky on the outside, but soft and really mushy on the in. You're not like mafroom at all. You're like an onion. An outer layer of cocksucker, and when you peel it away, there is more layers (..)
    2012 The Dictator