Meaning

2 senses
  1. A species of onion (Allium fistulosum) with slender bulbs; originally Asian, now worldwide.

    Frühlingszwiebel, Jungzwiebel, Lauchzwiebel

    лук-бату́нluk-batún, тата́ркаtatárka

  2. Any of several types of onion that look similar, including the young plants from varieties whose bulbs would eventually grow large if they were harvested later.

More definitions
  • a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Garnish with a sliced spring onion.

    deMit Frühlingszwiebelringen garnieren. — Yorwba

  2. Wash a spring onion and finely chop the white part.

Translations

8 languages
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By meaning 1
Allium fistulosum:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Allium fistulosum:

Forms

plural: spring onions
Singularspring onion
Pluralspring onions

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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