cebolla

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Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa.

Noun

cebolla f (plural cebolles)

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

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Spanish

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Cebollas

Etymology

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

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θeˈboʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θeˈboʎa/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /seˈboʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /seˈboʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈboʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈboʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: ce‧bo‧lla

Noun

cebolla f (plural cebollas)

  1. onion

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Further reading

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