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Zwiebel

onion

noun TSVEE-bel Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Also means

bulb

Usage Note

Zwiebel is an onion; the plural Zwiebeln is used freely. The same word denotes a flower bulb in gardening. You typically schneiden or anbraten it as a base.

Examples

"Beim Zwiebelschneiden muss ich immer weinen."

Natural Translation

When cutting onions I always have to cry.

Literal Translation

At-the onion-cutting must I always cry.

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