cebola

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cebola, from Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Compare Portuguese cebola, Asturian and Spanish cebolla.

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Noun

cebola f (plural cebolas)

  1. onion
    • 1347, M. Romaní Martínez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310):
      quinze restres de cebolas boas das que ouver en o dito casar de LXVIII cebolas a restre
      fifteen plaits of good onions, of the ones produced at that farm, each plait made with 68 onions
    • c. 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 131:
      Para esto ual a çebolla assada pisada con miucas da terra et con as llesmez et con manteyga rretuda desuu, todo amasado et coyto et meixudo todo ataa que se tome espeso como jngento
      for this is valid roasted onion crushed with earthworms and with slugs and melted butter, all together, kneaded and cooked and stirred till is thick as an ointment

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cēpullam, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Cognate with Old Spanish cebolla.

Pronunciation

Noun

cebola f (plural cebolas)

  1. onion

Descendants

  • Fala: cebola
  • Galician: cebola
  • Portuguese: cebola (see there for further descendants)

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cebola

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cebola, from Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Compare Galician cebola, Asturian and Spanish cebolla.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

cebola f (plural cebolas)

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

Derived terms

Descendants