sīpols
Latvian
noun
Definitions
- onion herbaceous plant, sp. Allium cepa, with succulent tubular or flat leaf
- onion the bulb of this plant, used in cooking
- (botany) bulb a modification of the stem and shriveled leaf
- (anatomy) follicle part of the hair situated under the skin
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Dutch sipol.
Origin
Middle Dutch
sipol
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- zwiebelane English
- Frühlingszwiebel German
- Zwiebel German
- Zwiebelfisch German
- Zwiebelkuchen German
- Zwiebelmett German
- Zwiebelring German
- Zwiebelsuppe German
- Zwiebelturm German
- sipol Middle Dutch
- zwîbel Middle High German