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onion meaning in Malayalam

സവാള savāḷa

/ˈʌnjən//ˈʌnj(ə)n/

onion in Malayalam: സവാള (savāḷa), സവോള (savōḷa), ഉള്ളി (uḷḷi), സബോള (sabōḷa). In English, onion means a monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

Malayalam words for onion

Allium cepa
സവാള savāḷa, സവോള savōḷa, ഉള്ളി uḷḷi, സബോള sabōḷa

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 Malayalam

What is the meaning of onion in Malayalam?
Onion in Malayalam is സവാള (savāḷa), സവോള (savōḷa), ഉള്ളി (uḷḷi), സബോള (sabōḷa).
onion എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Onion: സവാള (savāḷa), സവോള (savōḷa), ഉള്ളി (uḷḷi), സബോള (sabōḷa).
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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