onion soup

noun

plural onion soups
: a soup made chiefly with onions and stock or broth
A generous, soul-warming collection of recipes from all over the world (five onion soups among them) …Richard Sax
especially : french onion soup

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of onion soup was in 1747

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“Onion soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onion%20soup. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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