ciboule

Meaning

scallion, spring onion (Allium fistulosum)

Concepts

scallion

spring onion

Welsh onion

green onion

cibol

Japanese leek

Allium fistulosum

Allium porrum

leek

welsh onion

chibol

Synonyms

échalote

cive

Ciboule

porreau

oignon printanier

allium fistulosum

allium porrum

oignon d’Espagne

poireau

Translations

Lauchzwiebel

cebolleta

Frühlingszwiebel

cebolinha

Winterzwiebel

cebolinha-verde

yeşil soğan

cipolla d'inverno

cipolletta

cipolla d’inverno

φρέσκο κρεμμυδάκι

Allium fistulosum

Schnittzwiebel

sjalot

cipollotto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/si.bul/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: ciboule

Inherited from Old French: cibole

Borrowed from Occitan: cibola

Cognate with French: cive

In summary

Inherited from Middle French ciboule, from Old French cibole, borrowed from Occitan cibola, itself from Late Latin cēpulla~caepulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa~caepa (“onion”), whence the inherited French cive (“chive”).