oignon

/ɔ.ɲɔ̃/

le noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les oignons

Meaning

  1. onion

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Zwiebel

Zwiebel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "onion."

Spanish

cebolla

cebolla is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "onion."

Portuguese

cebola

cebola is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "onion."

Practice

1 What does oignon mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'___ donne du goût à la soupe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches oignon?

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