green onion

noun

: a young onion pulled before the bulb has enlarged and used especially in salads

Examples of green onion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Add the stock, beer, butter and green onions and cook until the butter is melted. Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024 Toppings like cornbread, barbecue sauce, and green onion really send this mac and cheese over the top. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024 And green onions are at their lowest price in at least a decade at 99 cents. Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024 Cook time: 45 minutes (Pascal Shirley / For The Times) Kuku Sabzi During your visit to the farmers market this weekend, be sure to pick up plenty of parsley, dill, cilantro, green onions and leeks for this herbaceous frittata that’s more greens than egg. Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024 The $3 sausage made with pork, green onions and lemongrass was also a hit, but the pad Thai stole the show. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 Their taste replicates that of regular green onions but Egyptian onions are perennial. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024 This verdant salad from Yotam Ottolenghi is bursting with crunchy cucumbers, fresh herbs and green onions bound in a simple ginger salad dressing. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024 The soup’s cloudy beef broth obscures noodles and kerchiefs of meat waiting just below the surface, with salt and green onions and gochugaru close by for seasoning . Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green onion was in 1577

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“Green onion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20onion. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

green onion

noun
: a young onion that is pulled from the ground before the bulb has become large

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