red onion

noun

A type of onion with reddish purplish skin.

Similar
purple onion
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Meanings

nounred onion (plural red onions)

plural red onions

  1. A type of onion with reddish purplish skin.

    Marcus Empiricus, a Roma physician, prescribed three scruples of cress, three of red onion, three of pine seed, three of Indian nard, for impotence.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 70
  2. An instance of this type.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounflat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads

Similar
purple onion
Broader
Spanish onion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic بَصَل أَحْمَر, بَصَل أَرْجُوَانِيّ
  • بَصَل أَحْمَر (baṣal ʔaḥmar)a type of onion with reddish purplish skin
  • بَصَل أَرْجُوَانِيّ (baṣal ʔarjuwāniyy)a type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Danish rødløg
  • rødløga type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Estonian punane sibul
  • punane sibula type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Finnish punasipuli
  • punasipulia type of onion with reddish purplish skin
French oignon rouge
  • oignon rougea type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Hungarian lila hagyma, vöröshagyma
  • lila hagymaa type of onion with reddish purplish skin
  • vöröshagymaa type of onion with reddish purplish skin
  • vereshagymaa type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Icelandic rauðlaukur
  • rauðlaukura type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Norwegian Bokmål rødløk
  • rødløka type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Polish cebula czerwona
  • cebula czerwonaa type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Portuguese cebola-roxa
  • cebola-roxaa type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Romanian ceapă roșie
  • ceapă roșiea type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Russian красний лук
  • красний лук (krasnij luk)a type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Spanish cebolla roja
  • cebolla rojaa type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Swedish rödlök
  • rödlöka type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Turkish kırmızı soğan
  • kırmızı soğana type of onion with reddish purplish skin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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