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onion ring

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A ring-shaped piece of onion formed from a way of cutting through the natural shell structure of the onion.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A food composed of onions cut into rings, that are then battered and deep-fried.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any thin or small ring-shaped deep-fried crispy dough with onion contained in it.

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Usage: broadly

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: anella de ceba — food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋蔥圈 /洋葱圈 (yángcōngquān) — food
  • Finnish: sipulirengas — food
  • French: rondelle — food
  • French: rondelles d'oignon — food
  • German: Zwiebelringe — food
  • Haitian Creole: bag zonyon — food
  • Hungarian: hagymakarika — food
  • Icelandic: laukhringur — food
  • Italian: anello di cipolla — food
  • Japanese: オニオンリング (onionringu) — food
  • Korean: 양파링 (yangparing) — food
  • Malay: gegelang bawang — food
  • Polish: krążek cebulowy — food
  • Portuguese: anel de cebola — food
  • Portuguese: aro de cebola — food
  • Portuguese: argola de cebola — food
  • Russian: лу́ковые ко́льца (lúkovyje kólʹca) — food
  • Spanish: aro de cebolla — food
  • Swedish: lökring — food
  • Turkish: soğan halkası — food