No. 4,661 in Spanish
cebolla
Onion.
In a sentence
Corté una cebolla para preparar la cena.
I chopped an onion to prepare dinner.
In this sentence, 'cebolla' is used literally to refer to the vegetable that is commonly used in cooking.
El anillo tenía un diseño en forma de cebolla.
The ring had an onion-shaped design.
Here, 'cebolla' is used metaphorically to describe the shape of the design on the ring, simulating an onion's layers.
Ella lloró como si hubiera pelado una cebolla.
She cried as if she had peeled an onion.
In this example, 'cebolla' is part of a simile describing intense crying, likened to the reaction of peeling an onion due to its strong odor.
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