The leaves of the Salad leek possess a somewhat oniony taste and smell, and are extensively eaten raw as a relish.
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Oniony
//ˈʌnjəni//
Synonyms for "oniony" (3 found)
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Translations
5 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- sipulin makuinen adj (resembling onion)
- sipulin tuoksuinen adj (resembling onion)
- sipulinen adj (resembling onion)
Polish
1 entries- cebulowy adj (resembling onion)
Portuguese
1 entries- acebolado adj (resembling onion)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
No more will the messenger boy, the rounder, or the girl about town be able to indulge in the oniony hamburger, the last year’s chicken sandwich, or any of the other edibles and indigestibles furnished by the wheeled commissaries.
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In a cool, colonial dining room overlooking the Malacca river, he demonstrates three such recipes: a mellow, mushroomy chicken curry (ayam pong the), a fiery okra salad (sambal bendeh), and – a personal favourite – a spicy, oniony shrimp-paste omelette (cincalock omelette).
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Start with meatballs and a serving of whatever wood-grilled vegetables (delicata, Brussels sprouts) are on the menu, then grab a blistered, oniony Amatriciana pizza, slipped from the glinting copper Le Panyol oven at the rear of the restaurant.
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