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onion meaning in Sinhala

ලූණු lūṇu

/ˈʌnjən//ˈʌnj(ə)n/

onion in Sinhala: ලූණු (lūṇu), ලූනු (lūnu). In English, onion means a monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

Sinhala words for onion

Allium cepa
ලූණු lūṇu, ලූනු lūnu

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 Sinhala

What is the meaning of onion in Sinhala?
Onion in Sinhala is ලූණු (lūṇu), ලූනු (lūnu).
onion යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Onion: ලූණු (lūṇu), ලූනු (lūnu).
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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