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

  • (..) Get that smell? Three kinds of meat in the meatballs: Veal, beef, and pork. You got to have pork. That is the flavor. I felt he used too many onions, but it was still a very good sauce. Don't put too many onions in the sauce. I didn't put too much onions in, Paul. There are only three small onions. Three onions? How many tomatoes? - Two big cans. - You don't need three onions. Johnny Dio did the meat. (..)
    1990 Goodfellas