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onion

/ˈʌnjən/UHN-yuhn
/ˈʌnjən/UHN-yuhn

Meaninga single large onion

Common meaning: a pungent edible bulb

Journey through time

  1. Latinwnionem‘a single large onion’source
  2. Old Frenchoignon‘onion’source
  3. Middle Englishonionsource
  4. Englishonion‘a pungent edible bulb’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin wnionem ‘a single large onion’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ONION, p. 403 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • wnionem Latin “a single large onion”

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