No. 2,307 in Russian
лук
The Russian word "лук" means "onion" in English.
In a sentence
Я купил сладкий лук для этого рецепта.
I bought sweet onions for this recipe.
Here, 'лук' means 'onion', a type of vegetable.
Его лук и стрелы были идеально сбалансированы.
His bow and arrows were perfectly balanced.
In this sentence, 'лук' refers to a 'bow', the weapon used in archery.
На празднике был вкусный пирог с начинкой из жареного лука.
At the festival, there was a delicious pie with fried onion filling.
Once again, 'лук' means 'onion'. As in the first sentence, it indicates the vegetable, emphasizing its culinary use.
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