green onion

noun

: a young onion pulled before the bulb has enlarged and used especially in salads

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Cabbage and other hearty brassicas and greens, such as kale and mustard, can be added to the mash, and leeks can replace the green onions or scallions. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 Stir in the green onions and season with sweet chili sauce or hot sauce. Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 10 Feb. 2025 Sitting at the bar for an omakase, there was a parade of excellent dishes from Japanese sardine nigiri with kombu, ginger, and green onion to a green-tea kakigori made with ice imported from Kanazawa, Japan. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024 However, the chain closed in 2004 following a hepatitis A outbreak at a Pittsburgh-area location traced to green onions served in its complimentary salsa, sickening about 650 people and resulting in four deaths and several hundred lawsuits. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for green onion

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of green onion was in 1577

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“Green onion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20onion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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green onion

noun
: a young onion that is pulled from the ground before the bulb has become large

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