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red onion

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A type of onion with reddish purplish skin.
  2. An instance of this type.

Equivalents

Españolcebolla roja
Françaisoignon rouge
Portuguêscebola-roxa
11 more languages

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

red orpiment red osier red osier dogwood red owl red oxide red oxygen

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