cibol

noun

cib·​ol

variants or less commonly ciboul or ciboule

ˈsibəl

plural -s

1

: welsh onion

2

: shallot sense 1a

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, going back to Old French cibole, borrowed from Old Occitan cebula, going back to Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of cēpa, caepa "onion"

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