cipolla

onion

noun chee-POL-lah Rare

Origin: From Latin caepulla (small onion), diminutive of caepa (onion).

Usage Note

Cipolla is feminine and one of the most common vegetables in Italian cooking — soffritto di cipolla (onion soffritto) is the base of countless dishes. The plural le cipolle is regular. Do not confuse with scalogno (shallot) or cipollotto (spring onion / scallion).

Examples

"Taglia la cipolla a fettine sottili."

Natural Translation

Slice the onion into thin slices.

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