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Meaning of red onion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية بَصَل أَحْمَر بَصَل أَرْجُوَانِيّ
Bosanski kapula
Español cebolla roja
Suomi punasipuli
Français oignon rouge
Hrvatski kapula
Magyar lila hagyma vöröshagyma
Íslenska rauðlaukur
Português cebola-roxa
Română ceapă roșie
Русский красний лук
Српски kapula
Svenska rödlök
తెలుగు ఎర్రగడ్డ

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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