Asturian

Noun

cebolla f ‎(plural cebolles)

1. onion (a monocotyledonous plant of genus Allium allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin cēpullam, accusative of cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡seˈbo.ʎa]

Noun

cebolla f (plural cebollas)

1. onion
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 65r.

     Et a tal propriedat que ſi la meten en çumo de cebollas, pierde aquella uertud que dixiemos que a de quaiar el argent uiuo.

     And its property is such that if it is placed in onion juice, it loses the virtue we said it has, which is setting quicksilver.

Descendants

• Spanish: cebolla

Spanish

Cebollas

Etymology

From Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa.

Noun

cebolla f ‎(plural cebollas)

1. onion

Related terms

• cebolla de verdeo
• cebollana f
• cebollazo m
• cebolleta f
• cebollín m
• cebollina f
• cebollino m
• cebollita f
• horca de cebollas
• papel cebolla
• tela de cebolla

See also

• chalota f
• escalonia f