Spanish onion
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- noun
- /ˈspænɪʃ ˈʌnɪn/
:
cebolla española
- She made a delicious sandwich piled high with slices of Spanish onion.
- 1/2 Spanish onion
- 1 Spanish onion
- diced Spanish onion
I've got the Utah yellow and the the white sweet Spanish onion.
- I've got the Utah yellow and the the white sweet Spanish onion.
- This is a a brown Spanish onion, like a like a yellow Spanish onion, the brown skin onions.
Examples
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He was munching on a thick sandwich that seemed to be mostly slices of raw Spanish onion between slabs of sour rye.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lovely Spanish onion.
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How big is a "large" Spanish onion?
Blog text (8) -
This is a a brown Spanish onion, like a like a yellow Spanish onion, the brown skin onions.
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And here's some sweet Spanish onions planted here.
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The chef added a whole Spanish onion to the salad for extra flavor.
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For the recipe, you'll need one large Spanish onion finely chopped.
Synonyms
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A round vegetable with layers and a strong taste used in cooking
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An onion with red skin and a mild sweet taste used raw in salads
A vegetable with red outer skin that people eat raw or cooked
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Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally built from 'Spanish' (an adjective of origin) + 'onion' (a type of vegetable), so a learner who knows both words will infer it denotes a particular variety or type of onion associated with Spain or Spanish style. While the exact sensory qualities (e.g., large, mild, juicy) are additional encyclopedic details, the basic meaning 'a kind/variety of onion' is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The name Spanish onion may come from a type of onion brought from Spain that was larger and milder than other kinds. People began to call that sweet, juicy onion 'Spanish', so today Spanish onion means a big, mild, juicy onion often eaten raw.