yellow onion

noun

A dry onion with a strong flavor and papery yellowish skin.

Meanings

nounyellow onion (plural yellow onions)

plural yellow onions

  1. A dry onion with a strong flavor and papery yellowish skin.

    Synonyms: brown onion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dry onion with a strong flavor and papery yellowish skin.

Translations

Danish zittauerløg
  • zittauerløgonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
Hungarian vöröshagyma, vereshagyma
  • vöröshagymaonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
  • vereshagymaonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
  • hagymaonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
  • sárgahagymaonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
Polish cebula żółta
  • cebula żółtaonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
Spanish cebolla amarilla
  • cebolla amarillaonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
Swedish gul lök, lök
  • gul lökonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
  • lökonion with strong flavour and yellowish skin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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