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cebolla

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa.

Noun

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cebolla f (plural cebolles)

  1. onion (a monocotyledonous plant of genus Allium allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.)

Old Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese cebola.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cebolla f (plural cebollas)

  1. onion
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 65r:
      Et a tal propriedat que ſi la meten en çumo de cebollas, pierde aquella uertud que dixiemos que a de quaiar el argent uiuo.
      And its property is such that if it is placed in onion juice, it loses the virtue we said it has, which is setting quicksilver.

Descendants

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  • Ladino: sevoya
  • Spanish: cebolla (see there for further descendants)

Spanish

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Cebollas

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa, whence English chive (via French). Compare Galician and Portuguese cebola, Catalan ceba, and Asturian cebolla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θeˈboʝa/ [θeˈβ̞o.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θeˈboʎa/ [θeˈβ̞o.ʎa]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /seˈboʝa/ [seˈβ̞o.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /seˈboʎa/ [seˈβ̞o.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈboʃa/ [seˈβ̞o.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈboʒa/ [seˈβ̞o.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: ce‧bo‧lla

Noun

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cebolla f (plural cebollas)

  1. onion

Derived terms

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Descendants

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See also

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Further reading

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