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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spring onion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
spring o-nion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of onion (Allium fistulosum) with slender bulbs; originally Asian, now worldwide.

noun

Any of several types of onion that look similar, including the young plants from varieties whose bulbs would eventually grow large if they were harvested later.

Inflected Forms

spring onions (plural)

Phrases

baby onion wild onion spring chicken

Frequently Paired Words

baby onion wild onion chive shallot spring chicken onion

Synonyms

green onion scallion Welsh onion Japanese bunching onion

Questions

What does spring onion mean?
A species of onion (Allium fistulosum) with slender bulbs; originally Asian, now worldwide.

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