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onion in Arabic

بَصَل baṣal

/ˈʌnjən//ˈʌnj(ə)n/

onion in Arabic: بَصَل (baṣal), بصل (baṣal), بصلة (baṣala), بُصَل (bʊṣəl). In English, onion means a monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

Arabic words for onion

Allium cepa
بَصَل baṣal, بصل baṣal, بصلة baṣala, بُصَل bʊṣəl

English meaning of onion

  1. noun A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
  2. noun The bulb of such a plant.
  3. noun Any of various plants, mostly of the genus Allium, that are more or less similar to Allium cepa.
  4. noun Of a drug, an ounce.

Full definition of onion

onion in a sentence

  • My eyes are stinging from the chopped onions.

Synonyms of onion

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Questions about onion in Arabic

What is the meaning of onion in Arabic?
Onion in Arabic is بَصَل (baṣal), بصل (baṣal), بصلة (baṣala), بُصَل (bʊṣəl).
ما معنى كلمة onion؟
Onion: بَصَل (baṣal), بصل (baṣal), بصلة (baṣala), بُصَل (bʊṣəl).
What does onion mean in English?
Onion means a monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

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