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sipuli.

onion, Allium cepa (plant; bulb)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsipuli/[ˈs̠ipuli]
  1. onion, Allium cepa (plant; bulb)

    Sipuli on erittäin monipuolinen ruoka-aine.
  2. onion (plant of the genus Allium)

  3. onion (plant of the genus Allium) onion, Allium (genus)

    in-plural
  4. bulb (onion shaped root bulb of many plants)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Old Swedish sipul /sipol (“red onion”), from Middle Low German sipolle (compare German Zwiebel), from Late Latin cepulla (diminutive of Latin cepa).

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