cebolla

/θeˈboʝa/ · B2 · noun · f

onion

🧅 From Latin cepulla, little onion; a distant cousin of English chive

Latin cepa meant onion, and cepulla meant little onion, which became Spanish cebolla. Cepa also passed through French cive to give English chive. Said aloud it sounds like theh-BOY-ya: say boy, ya.

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