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French onion soup

French onion soup noun: a soup made with onions and beef broth or beef stock, traditionally served with croutons and cheese as toppings.

french onion soup: a soup made with onions and beef broth or beef stock, traditionally served with croutons and cheese...
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Noun

French onion soup (countable and uncountable, plural French onion soups)

  1. A soup made with onions and beef broth or beef stock, traditionally served with croutons and cheese as toppings.

French onion soup meaning in Arabic

French onion soup in Arabic

soup made with onions and beef stock, served with croutons and cheese
حَسَاء بَصَل فَرَنْسِيّ ḥasāʔ baṣal faransiyy

Forms of French onion soup

pluralFrench onion soups

Origin of French onion soup

The soup was traditionally popular in France; details are at Wikipedia.

Words that rhyme with French onion soup

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Questions about French onion soup

What does French onion soup mean?
French onion soup means a soup made with onions and beef broth or beef stock, traditionally served with croutons and cheese as toppings.
What is French onion soup in Arabic?
French onion soup in Arabic is حَسَاء بَصَل فَرَنْسِيّ (ḥasāʔ baṣal faransiyy). See French onion soup meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is French onion soup?
French onion soup is a noun.
What is the plural of French onion soup?
The plural of French onion soup is French onion soups.

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