Meaning
a vegetable with a strong smell and flavour, made up of several layers surrounding each other tightly in a round shape, usually brown or red on the outside and white inside:
An onion is a round, edible bulb vegetable with a strong, sharp smell and taste, made of tight inner layers and a papery outer skin.
- I always cry when I'm chopping onions.
- Fry the onion and garlic for about two minutes.
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