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Welsh onion

Welsh onion noun: any member of the species Allium fistulosum of onions, probably native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated.

Noun

Welsh onion (plural Welsh onions)

  1. Any member of the species Allium fistulosum of onions, probably native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated.

Synonyms of Welsh onion

Forms of Welsh onion

pluralWelsh onions

Origin of Welsh onion

From welsh (in the sense of “foreign”) + onion; capitalization is by conflation with Welsh (as in pertaining to Wales), in turn derived from the same sense of welsh (as in foreign).

Questions about Welsh onion

What does Welsh onion mean?
Welsh onion means any member of the species Allium fistulosum of onions, probably native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated.
What part of speech is Welsh onion?
Welsh onion is a noun.
What is the plural of Welsh onion?
The plural of Welsh onion is Welsh onions.

Words near Welsh onion in the dictionary

  1. Welsh nephews
  2. Welsh Not
  3. Welsh note
  4. Welsh notes
  5. Welsh Nots
  6. Welsh onion
  7. Welsh onions
  8. Welsh parsley
  9. Welsh pear
  10. Welsh plain
  11. Welsh plains

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