spring onion
- noun
- B2
- less common
A young onion picked before the bottom grows big, with a thin white base and long green hollow tops, eaten raw or cooked.
Sprinkle chopped spring onions over the noodles just before serving.
He mixed cream cheese with spring onion and spread it on toast.
Spring onions stay fresh longer if you stand them in water.
The stir-fry needs spring onions added at the very last minute.
Common collocations: chopped spring onions · a bunch of spring onions · finely sliced spring onion · spring onion tops
Part of: Vegetables, Cooking
Forms
- plural
- spring onions