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Vidalia onion

American  

noun

  1. a large, usually somewhat flat onion with a sweet white flesh.


Etymology

Origin of Vidalia onion

First recorded in 1960–65; from Vidalia, a city in Georgia

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I remember my mother being equally as excited as Miss Cathy over Vidalia onion season.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2024

Fans of his cooking at the hotel can look forward to his buttery Vidalia onion bisque come spring.

From Washington Post Oct. 17, 2016

Kurt Schweitzer, president of Keystone Fruit Marketing, is proud that his company’s Vidalia onion farm in Walla Walla, Wash., which supplies Costco, has been certified.

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2015

One unhappy farmer, the country's largest Vidalia onion grower, is fighting back with a lawsuit.

From Reuters Nov. 12, 2013

Todd says he can tell the difference between the taste of a Vidalia onion and one grown a mere 50 miles away.

From Time Magazine Archive

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