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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.

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