Welsh onion
Any member of the species Allium fistulosum of onions, probably native to eastern…Any member of the species Allium fistulosum of onions, probably native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the species Allium fistulosum of onions, probably native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated.
- Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions
Origin
From welsh (in the sense of “foreign”) + onion; capitalization is by conflation with WelshFrom welsh (in the sense of “foreign”) + onion; capitalization is by conflation with Welsh (as in pertaining to Wales), in turn derived from the same sense of welsh (as in foreign).
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Forms
plural: Welsh onions| Singular | Welsh onion |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions:Japanese leekAllium fistulosum
See also
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