onions
n. countablen. a round vegetable with many layers that has a strong smell and taste. You often use them as a base for cooking, and they might make you cry when you cut them.
n. an edible bulb with a pungent taste and smell, composed of several concentric layers. Used globally as a culinary staple, it belongs to the genus Allium.
I always chop onions before I start making the soup.
The recipe calls for two large red onions to be sautéed until they are soft and translucent.
While yellow onions are preferred for their high sugar content and caramelization potential, white varieties offer a sharper, more immediate bite often favored in raw preparations.
Welsh Einion, from Latin Annianus
Commonly used in the plural when referring to the vegetable in general or as an ingredient.