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pearl onion
noun
: a very small usually pickled onion used especially in appetizers and as a garnish
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Once the pearl onions are cool enough to handle, slice them in half.
—Brianna Crane, Axios, 23 Nov. 2024
Soften onions: Reduce heat to medium and add yellow onions and pearl onions to Dutch oven.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
But the mashed potatoes and roasted mushrooms, carrots, pearl onions and bacon lardons surrounding the chicken steal the show.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
Examples of Christopher's eight-course tasting menu includes a seven day dry-aged Liberty duck with confit pearl onion, celery root and sherry gastrique.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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“Pearl onion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pearl%20onion. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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pearl onion
noun
: a very small onion that is usually pickled
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