Bermuda onion

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A large mild flat onion with pale skin often eaten raw or cooked

noun
/bərˈmjuːdə ˈʌnjən/

: cebolla de Bermuda

The Bermuda onions are sweeter than regular onions.
Bermuda onion slices

Examples

I love adding Bermuda onions to my salads because they are mild and sweet.
Bermuda onions are prized for their mild taste and crisp texture.
She topped her salad with thin rings of Bermuda onion for extra flavor.
The recipe calls for half a Bermuda onion, finely chopped.
I bought a Bermuda onion at the farmer's market.
For the sandwich, I requested extra Bermuda onions to enhance the flavor.
When preparing tacos, I recommend topping them with diced Bermuda onions for a fresh taste.

Synonyms

onion

vsBermuda onion

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A round vegetable with layers and a strong taste used in cooking

is a specific mild flat variety rather than the general strong flavored vegetable

Surface Forms

Bermuda onion singular

Bermuda onions plural

Morphology

Bermuda + onion

This is a straightforward place-name + noun compound: a B1 learner who knows 'Bermuda' and 'onion' can infer it refers to an onion variety associated with or originating from Bermuda. Such origin-based naming of foods is cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Bermuda onion comes from the island of Bermuda, where farmers long ago grew a large, flat, mild onion for export and markets. Because these onions were known for being less sharp and very mild, the name now means 'a large, mild, flat onion'.