Phrase guide

spring onion

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A species of onion (Allium fistulosum) with slender bulbs; originally Asian, now worldwide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: green onion, scallion, Welsh onion, Japanese bunching onion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: onion

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several types of onion that look similar, including the young plants from varieties whose bulbs would eventually grow large if they were harvested later.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: green onion, scallion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: onion

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: green onion, scallion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: onion

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

95 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: акабарџык (akʼabardẑəkʼ) — Allium fistulosum
  • Afrikaans: stingelui — Allium fistulosum
  • Armenian: կանաչ սոխ (kanačʻ sox) — Allium fistulosum
  • Burmese: ကြက်သွန်မြိတ် (krakswanmrit) — Allium fistulosum
  • Catalan: ceba d'hivern — Allium fistulosum
  • Catalan: cebollí gal·lès — Allium fistulosum
  • Chechen: сийна хох (siı̇na xox) — Allium fistulosum
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蔥 /葱 (cung1) — Allium fistulosum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蔥 /葱 (cōng) — Allium fistulosum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大蔥 /大葱 (dàcōng) — Allium fistulosum
  • Danish: forårsløg — Allium fistulosum
  • Dutch: stengelui — Allium fistulosum
  • Dutch: bosui — Allium fistulosum
  • Dutch: lente-ui — Allium fistulosum
  • Estonian: roheline sibul — Allium fistulosum
  • Finnish: pillisipuli — Allium fistulosum
  • Finnish: talvisipuli — Allium fistulosum
  • French: ciboule — Allium fistulosum
  • Galician: ceboliña — Allium fistulosum
  • Galician: porreta — Allium fistulosum
  • Georgian: ჭლაკვი (č̣laḳvi) — Allium fistulosum
  • Georgian: სოხვი (soxvi) — Allium fistulosum
  • Georgian: სოხი (soxi) — Allium fistulosum
  • German: Frühlingszwiebel — Allium fistulosum
  • German: Jungzwiebel — Allium fistulosum
  • German: Lauchzwiebel — Allium fistulosum
  • German: Winterzwiebel — Allium fistulosum
  • Greek: φρέσκο κρεμμυδάκι (frésko kremmydáki) — Allium fistulosum
  • Hebrew: בצל ירוק — Allium fistulosum
  • Hindi: हरा प्याज़ (harā pyāz) — Allium fistulosum
  • Hungarian: zöldhagyma — Allium fistulosum
  • Hungarian: újhagyma — Allium fistulosum
  • Icelandic: vorlaukur — Allium fistulosum
  • Ido: porelo — Allium fistulosum
  • Indonesian: daun bawang — Allium fistulosum
  • Irish: oinniún earraigh — Allium fistulosum
  • Irish: ciobúl — Allium fistulosum
  • Italian: cipolla d'inverno — Allium fistulosum
  • Italian: cipollotto — Allium fistulosum
  • Japanese: ネギ (negi) — Allium fistulosum
  • Japanese: 葱 (negi) — Allium fistulosum
  • Khmer: ខ្ទឹមខ្យល់ (ktɨm kyɑl) — Allium fistulosum
  • Korean: 파 (pa) — Allium fistulosum
  • Korean: 골파 (golpa) — Allium fistulosum
  • Northern Kurdish: pîvazterk — Allium fistulosum
  • Macedonian: млад кромид (mlad kromid) — Allium fistulosum
  • Malay: daun bawang — Allium fistulosum
  • Middle English: chibolle — Allium fistulosum
  • Mingrelian: სორხი (sorxi) — Allium fistulosum
  • Mingrelian: სოხი (soxi) — Allium fistulosum
  • Mingrelian: ჭრაკვი (č̣raḳvi) — Allium fistulosum
  • Mingrelian: ჭუაკი (č̣uaḳi) — Allium fistulosum
  • Norman: chibot — Allium fistulosum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vårløk — Allium fistulosum
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vårlauk — Allium fistulosum
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vårløk — Allium fistulosum
  • Persian: پیازچه (piyâzče) — Allium fistulosum
  • Plautdietsch: Luak — Allium fistulosum
  • Polish: czosnek dęty — Allium fistulosum
  • Portuguese: cebolinha — Allium fistulosum
  • Portuguese: cebolinha-verde — Allium fistulosum
  • Puyuma: kenaw — Allium fistulosum
  • Romanian: ceapă-ciorească — Allium fistulosum
  • Romanian: cepșoare — Allium fistulosum
  • Russian: лук-бату́н (luk-batún) — Allium fistulosum
  • Russian: тата́рка (tatárka) — Allium fistulosum
  • Serbo-Croatian: мла̑дӣ лу̏к — Allium fistulosum
  • Serbo-Croatian: mlȃdī lȕk — Allium fistulosum
  • Sicilian: cipuḍḍuzza — Allium fistulosum
  • Sicilian: scalognu — Allium fistulosum
  • Slovene: zimski luk — Allium fistulosum
  • Lower Sorbian: zelinowa — Allium fistulosum
  • Lower Sorbian: tutkowa cybula — Allium fistulosum
  • Spanish: cebolleta — Allium fistulosum
  • Spanish: escalonia — Allium fistulosum
  • Spanish: ascalonia — Allium fistulosum
  • Spanish: escaloña — Allium fistulosum
  • Spanish: escalona — Allium fistulosum
  • Spanish: cebollín — Allium fistulosum
  • Swedish: salladslök — Allium fistulosum
  • Swedish: piplök — Allium fistulosum
  • Tày: búa — Allium fistulosum
  • Thai: ต้นหอม (dtôn-hɔ̌ɔm) — Allium fistulosum
  • Thai: หอมต้นเดี่ยว (hɔ̌ɔm-dtôn-diao) — Allium fistulosum
  • Turkish: yeşil soğan — Allium fistulosum
  • Vietnamese: hành lá — Allium fistulosum
  • Vietnamese: hành — Allium fistulosum
  • Welsh: sibols — Allium fistulosum
  • Welsh: sibolsen — Allium fistulosum
  • Welsh: shibwns — Allium fistulosum
  • Welsh: shibwnsyn — Allium fistulosum
  • Winnebago: šįįǧopnįk — Allium fistulosum
  • Finnish: kevätsipuli — similar onion
  • Galician: porreta — similar onion
  • Polish: czosnek — similar onion