spring onion

British

noun

Also called: green onion. scallion. an immature form of the onion ( Allium cepa ), widely cultivated for its tiny bulb and long green leaves which are eaten in salads, etc

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“Any recipe that has scallion or spring onion or something like that, you can totally swap it out with ramp,” said Jaranilla.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"The president is going to be brought down by a spring onion," the leader of one of the opposition parties exclaimed.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

But the chives may be substituted at will with shallot, green onion, spring onion, ramps or leeks; garlic seems too forceful in this application to me, but hey, do what you feel.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

I washed down my spring onion doughnut with something called an Aewol Ocean Ade, a fizzy blue lemonade topped with a mint leaf.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

A little finely chopped spring onion or chives and parsley would be an improvement to both soups.

From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)

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