spring onion

1. 1.

   a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads

   Synonymsgreen onionscallion

   Broaderonion

   United States · United Kingdom

Questions about spring onion

What does spring onion mean?

spring onion means "a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads".

What is another word for spring onion?

Close synonyms include green onion, scallion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spring onion a common word?