Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red onion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: red o-nion
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of onion with reddish purplish skin.

noun

An instance of this type.

Example Sentences

"Marcus Empiricus, a Roma physician, prescribed three scruples of cress, three of red onion, three of pine seed, three of Indian nard, for impotence."

Inflected Forms

red onions (plural)

Synonyms

purple onion

Questions

What does red onion mean?: A type of onion with reddish purplish skin.

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