spring onion
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- noun
- /sprɪŋ ˈʌn.jən/
- UK
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cebolla de verdeo
- In the salad, I added chopped spring onions for extra flavor.
- spring onions, green
- chopped spring onions
- bunch of spring onions
Some from the Allison family think of garlic, onion, spring onion.
- Some from the Allison family think of garlic, onion, spring onion.
Examples
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Then let's put a little bit of duck, bit of spring onion, wrap it up.
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Next up, crab with spring onion, ginger, and an egg noodle base.
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The constant rain and too much water have not been good for my spring onion plants!
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We have eggs, bacon, cheese, spring onions...
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And then you can also add on some more chopped up spring onions and some sweet corn.
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Mashed potato with spring onions, butter, salt, and pepper, champ is the perfect side with any meat or fish.
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It's got some spring onions, some bell Peppers, some pecans in there, some apples, some celery.
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It's hard to resist succulent pork buns, especially when they are fried and garnished with fresh spring onion and toasted sesame.
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So here we've got the cauliflower, we've got the carrots, we've got the parsnip, spring onion and potatoes.
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Blue lobster, spring onions, bean sprouts sautéed in sesame cream, with a touch of wasabi.
Synonyms
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A round vegetable with layers and a strong taste used in cooking
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A long thin young onion with a small white base and green leaves used in cooking for its mild taste
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A young onion with a long green stalk and mild taste eaten raw in salads
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Morphology
The compound 'spring onion' is compositional: 'spring' modifies 'onion' to indicate an onion associated with the spring season or an early/young onion, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a young/onion with long green stalks. This modifier-noun pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., 'oignon nouveau', 'cebollín', 'scallion' concepts), making the meaning readily derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Spring onion comes from the simple image of an onion picked in spring when it is still young, with a small bulb and long green stalks. So the name now means that 'young' onion often eaten 'raw' or used fresh in cooking.