Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onion skin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: onion skin
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer layer of an onion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of onionskin (“a kind of translucent paper”).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

onion skins (plural)

Synonyms

onion peel

Questions

What does onion skin mean?: The outer layer of an onion.

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