spring onion

noun

A young plant of Allium sp. (typically Welsh onion, onion, or shallot) with tender edible leaves and an undeveloped bulb.

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green onionscallion
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Meanings

nounspring onion (plural spring onions)

plural spring onions

  1. A young plant of Allium sp. (typically Welsh onion, onion, or shallot) with tender edible leaves and an undeveloped bulb.

    Synonyms: green onion, scallion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young plant of Allium sp. (typically Welsh onion, onion, or shallot) with tender edible leaves and an undeveloped bulb.

Similar
green onionscallion

More synonyms by meaning

nouna young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

Similar
green onionscallion
Broader
onion
Also see
green onionscallion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans stingelui
  • stingeluiTranslations
Catalan ceba tendra
  • ceba tendraTranslations
Chinese Cantonese 青蔥 /青葱, 香蔥 /香葱
  • 青蔥 /青葱 (ceng¹ cung¹)Translations
  • 香蔥 /香葱 (hoeng¹ cung¹)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 青蔥 /青葱, 春蔥 /春葱
  • 青蔥 /青葱 (qīngcōng)Translations
  • 春蔥 /春葱 (chūncōng)Translations
  • 香蔥 /香葱 (xiāngcōng)Translations
Danish forårsløg
  • forårsløgTranslations
Dutch stengelui, bosui
  • stengeluiTranslations
  • bosuiTranslations
  • lente-uiTranslations
Estonian roheline sibul
  • roheline sibulTranslations
Finnish vihersipuli, talvisipuli
  • vihersipuliTranslations
  • talvisipuliTranslations
  • kevätsipuliTranslations
French cébette
  • cébetteTranslations
German Frühlingszwiebel, Jungzwiebel
  • FrühlingszwiebelTranslations
  • JungzwiebelTranslations
  • LauchzwiebelTranslations
Greek φρέσκο κρεμμυδάκι
  • φρέσκο κρεμμυδάκι (frésko kremmydáki)Translations
Hebrew בצל ירוק
  • בצל ירוקTranslations
Hindi हरी प्याज
  • हरी प्याज (harī pyāj)Translations
Hungarian zöldhagyma, újhagyma
  • zöldhagymaTranslations
  • újhagymaTranslations
Icelandic vorlaukur
  • vorlaukurTranslations
Indonesian daun bawang
  • daun bawangTranslations
Irish oinniún earraigh
  • oinniún earraighTranslations
Italian cipollotto
  • cipollottoTranslations
Korean 파
  • 파 (pa)Translations
Malay daun bawang
  • daun bawangTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål vårløk
  • vårløkTranslations
Persian پیازچه
  • پیازچه (piyâzče)Translations
Polish czosnek
  • czosnekTranslations
Portuguese cebolinha, cebolinha-verde
  • cebolinhaTranslations
  • cebolinha-verdeTranslations
Romanian ceapă-ciorească, cepșoare
  • ceapă-cioreascăTranslations
  • cepșoareTranslations
Spanish cebolleta, escalonia
  • cebolletaTranslations
  • escaloniaTranslations
  • ascaloniaTranslations
  • escaloñaTranslations
  • escalonaTranslations
  • cebollínTranslations
Swedish salladslök
  • salladslökTranslations
Thai ต้นหอม, หอมต้นเดี่ยว
  • ต้นหอม (dtôn-hɔ̌ɔm)Translations
  • หอมต้นเดี่ยว (hɔ̌ɔm-dtôn-diao)Translations
Turkish yeşil soğan
  • yeşil soğanTranslations
Vietnamese hành lá, hành
  • hành láTranslations
  • hànhTranslations
Welsh sibols, sibolsen
  • sibolsTranslations
  • sibolsenTranslations
  • shibwnsTranslations
  • shibwnsynTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

spring onion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20onion

MLA

“spring onion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20onion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring onion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20onion.

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