green onion

noun

: a young onion pulled before the bulb has enlarged and used especially in salads

Examples of green onion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Comprised of Frites Street steak fries, beer cheese mac and cheese, shredded cheddar, smoked brisket burnt ends, KC BBQ sauce, sour cream and green onions. —Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to allow the potatoes to absorb the dressing. Add the green onions, all peppers and red onion to the potatoes, then add 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil and stir to thoroughly combine. —Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 30 July 2025

But the dish that regulars order again and again, for good reason, is White Curry with Brisket Burnt-ends with roasted cauliflower, coconut cream and green onion. —Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

The chicken, seafood, and noodles are mixed with a secret sauce, plus cilantro, green onions, peanuts, carrots, and chilies. —Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for green onion

• trunnion

Kids Definition

green onion

noun

: a young onion that is pulled from the ground before the bulb has become large