PURPLE ONION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does purple onion mean? 

• PURPLE ONION (noun)
  The noun PURPLE ONION has 1 sense:

1. flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads

  Familiarity information: PURPLE ONION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PURPLE ONION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

purple onion; red onion

Hypernyms ("purple onion" is a kind of...):

Spanish onion (large mild and succulent onion; often eaten raw)