onion

noun/ˈʌnjən/

Frequency rank: #4,857 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A round vegetable with a strong smell and taste, used in cooking.

Illustration for the English word “onion”

Example sentence

She sliced the onion very thin before adding it to the salad.

More words in ranks 4,801–4,900