Welsh onion

noun

Allium fistulosum, probably native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated, with many varieties

Similar
cibolJapanese bunching onionJapanese leekAllium fistulosum
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Meanings

nounWelsh onion (plural Welsh onions)

plural Welsh onions

  1. Allium fistulosum, probably native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated, with many varieties

    Synonyms: cibol, Japanese bunching onion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAllium fistulosum, probably native to eastern Asia, widely cultivated, with many varieties

Similar
cibolJapanese bunching onion

More synonyms by meaning

nounAsiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions

Similar
Japanese leekAllium fistulosum
Broader
oniononion plantAllium cepa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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).

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Translations

Afrikaans Walliese ui
  • Walliese uiTranslations
Arabic ثوم قصبي
  • ثوم قصبيTranslations
Catalan ceba d'hivern, cebollí gal·lès
  • ceba d'hivernTranslations
  • cebollí gal·lèsTranslations
Chinese Cantonese 蔥 /葱
  • 蔥 /葱 (cung¹)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蔥 /葱, 大蔥 /大葱
  • 蔥 /葱 (cōng)Translations
  • 大蔥 /大葱 (dàcōng)Translations
Danish pibeløg
  • pibeløgTranslations
Dutch grof bieslook
  • grof bieslookTranslations
Estonian talisibul
  • talisibulTranslations
Finnish pillisipuli, talvisipuli
  • pillisipuliTranslations
  • talvisipuliTranslations
French ciboule
  • cibouleTranslations
German Winterzwiebel
  • WinterzwiebelTranslations
Hebrew בצל ולשי
  • בצל ולשיTranslations
Hindi वेल्श प्याज़
  • वेल्श प्याज़ (velś pyāz)Translations
Icelandic pípulaukur
  • pípulaukurTranslations
Indonesian bawang daun
  • bawang daunTranslations
Irish ciobúl
  • ciobúlTranslations
Italian cipolla d'inverno
  • cipolla d'invernoTranslations
Japanese ネギ, 葱
  • ネギ (negi)Translations
  • 葱 (negi)Translations
Korean 파
  • 파 (pa)Translations
Malay bawang benggala
  • bawang benggalaTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål pipeløk
  • pipeløkTranslations
Polish czosnek dęty
  • czosnek dętyTranslations
Russian лук-бату́н, тата́рка
  • лук-бату́н (luk-batún)Translations
  • тата́рка (tatárka)Translations
Spanish cebolleta, cebollín
  • cebolletaTranslations
  • cebollínTranslations
Swedish piplök
  • piplökTranslations
Vietnamese hành hoa
  • hành hoaTranslations
Welsh sibols, sibolsen
  • sibolsTranslations
  • sibolsenTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Welsh onion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welsh%20onion

MLA

“Welsh onion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welsh%20onion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Welsh onion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welsh%20onion.

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