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SPANISH ONION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large mild and succulent onion; often eaten raw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Spanish onion" is a kind of...):
onion (an aromatic flavorful vegetable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Spanish onion"):
purple onion; red onion (flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads)