No. 2,009 in Turkish
soğan
Onion.
In a sentence
Soğan doğramayı sevmem.
I do not like chopping onions.
Here, 'soğan' is used in its primary meaning as an 'onion.'
Kışın bol bol soğan çorbası yaparız.
We frequently make onion soup in winter.
In this sentence, 'soğan' is used to describe the key ingredient of the dish.
O, soğan gibi kademe kademe çözülmüş sorunları anlatıyordu.
He was explaining the issues solved layer by layer like an onion.
Here, 'soğan' is metaphorically used to signify the layers or steps in addressing problems.
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