green onion

green on·ion

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green uhn-yuh n]
- /grin ˈʌn yən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green uhn-yuh n]
- /grin ˈʌn yən/

Definitions of green onion words

noun green onion a young onion with a slender green stalk and a small bulb, used as a table vegetable, usually raw, especially in salads; scallion. 1
noun green onion scallion 1
countable noun green onion Green onions are small onions with long green leaves. 0
noun green onion an immature onion with a long stalk and green leaves, often eaten raw as in salads; scallion 0
noun green onion (US) scallion. 0

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Origin of green onion

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Green onion

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Green onion

green onion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

green onion usage trend in Literature

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