Zwiebel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bulb noun The rounded glass part of an electric light that produces light when current passes through it.
- 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
Zwiebel is used for these senses in English:
- bulb The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
- 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.
bulb — full definition
- noun The rounded glass part of an electric light that produces light when current passes through it.
- noun A rounded underground plant part, made of a short stem and layered fleshy leaves, from which a new plant grows.