洋葱 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bunion noun A painful, swollen bump that forms at the base of the big toe, caused by the joint shifting out of position.
- Onion noun An informal term for someone from Bermuda, referencing the island's once-famous onion crop.
- turnip noun A round white or pale root vegetable, related to the cabbage family, cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Senses
洋葱 is used for these senses in English:
- bunion (pathology) A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.
- onion A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- turnip (dated) A large, heavy pocket watch, so called because its profile resembled the vegetable.