Food / A2

UN-y-uh-n/ˈʌnjən/

An onion is a round vegetable with a strong smell: chop an onion, fried onions, onion soup. It is countable: an onion, two onions; red, white, and spring onions are types, and onion rings are a fried snack. Do not write “an onion vegetable” — onion is enough. Eyes water when you cut onions — a useful everyday fact.

Meaning

A round vegetable with a strong smell and taste, often used in cooking.

Examples

• “Chop an onion for the soup.”
• “Fry the onion until it is soft.”
• “This sauce needs another onion.”

Good to know

an onion / fried onions. Countable. Types: red / spring onion.

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