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spring onion

spring onion

Meaning of spring onion

plants garden plants noun

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EN-UK/ˈsprɪŋ ˌʌnjən/
EN-US/ˈskæljən/
scallion
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spring onion with Russian translation

spring onion usage examples

🇬🇧UK

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

I like to add spring onion to my salad.

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

She chopped some spring onion for the soup.

🇺🇸US

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

I added some chopped scallion to my salad.

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

Scallion gives soup a fresh taste.

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spring onion belongs to the topic "Garden Plants". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

spring onionFrühlingszwiebel
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spring onion synonyms

Related words worth learning together

green onion
Very common everyday term in US English; generally interchangeable with scallion.
bunching onion
Horticultural term for non-bulbing onions that grow in clumps; essentially similar to scallions/green onions but more technical.
Welsh onion
Botanical/varietal name for a non-bulbing onion species; similar in use to scallions but more specific.
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🇬🇧en

Very common everyday term in US English; generally interchangeable with scallion.

B1Very Often

Garnish the soup with chopped green onions.

B
🇬🇧en
bunching onion

Horticultural term for non-bulbing onions that grow in clumps; essentially similar to scallions/green onions but more technical.

B1Rarely

Plant bunching onions in rows—they’ll produce many stalks for harvesting.

W
🇬🇧en
Welsh onion

Botanical/varietal name for a non-bulbing onion species; similar in use to scallions but more specific.

B1Rarely

The recipe calls for Welsh onions, but regular green onions work fine too.

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How to pronounce spring onion and what this word means

spring onion means spring onion. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce spring onion

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌʌnjən/

spring onion translation

spring onion

spring onion examples

I like to add spring onion to my salad.

spring onion transcription

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌʌnjən/, /ˈskæljən/

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spring onion meaning: what does it mean?

plants garden plants noun

spring onion pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

spring onion is pronounced as /ˈsprɪŋ ˌʌnjən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

spring onion definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I like to add spring onion to my salad. Translation: Я люблю добавлять зеленый лук в салат.

Is spring onion part of Garden Plants vocabulary?

Yes, spring onion (scallion) can be learned in the Garden Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is spring onion part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, spring onion (scallion) can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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