cebola

onion (a monocotyledonous plant of the genus Allium allied to garlic, used as a vegetable and a spice)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seˈbo.lɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cēpulla

Cognate with Galician: cebola

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cebola, from Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Compare Galician cebola, Asturian and Spanish cebolla.

Concepts

onion

🧅

bulb

💡

onions

gyros

shallot

tuber

Welsh onion

Allium cepa

spring onions

onion plant

pierogi

chives

geophyte

Synonyms

bolbo

bulbo

💡

Tubérculo

Translations

cipolla

🧅

Zwiebel

🧅

cebolla

🧅

oignon

🧅

cebula

ui

🧅

κρεμμύδι

ceba

🧅

soğan

🧅

ajuin

🧅

بصل

🧅

cepa

🧅

ceba

caepa

pîvaz

🧅

Sentences

Eu gostaria de pedir o cheeseburger sem cebola ? por favor .

Would I like to order the cheeseburger without onions? please.

Pique a cebola e frite com óleo em uma panela .

Chop the onion and fry with oil in a saucepan.

Adicione a cebola e , quando estiver vermelha , cenoura e cochilo .

Add the onion and, when red, carrot and nap.