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onion in Malay

bawang

/ˈʌnjən//ˈʌnj(ə)n/

onion in Malay: bawang, bawang merah. In English, onion means a monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

Malay words for onion

Allium cepa
bawang, bawang merah
bulb
bawang

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 Malay

What is the meaning of onion in Malay?
Onion in Malay is bawang, bawang merah.
Apakah maksud onion dalam bahasa Melayu?
Onion: bawang, bawang merah.
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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Adapted from Wiktionary: onion (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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