cebollino
Spanish, noun/θeboˈʝino/
cebollino is spelled C-E-B-O-L-L-I-N-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 126,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cebollino is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Allium schoenoprasum) Planta perenne de la familia de las Aliáceas, de la que se utilizan solo las hojas…”.
What does cebollino mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechive
- 2
masculinespring onion
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Allium schoenoprasum) Planta perenne de la familia de las Aliáceas, de la que se utilizan solo las hojas picadas como hierba aromática. 2. Almácigo de cebollas de año, plantadas muy juntas para ser luego transplantadas. 3. Brote de cebolla utilizado para propagación vegetativa, más joven que la cebolleta. 4. Persona inculta y torpe.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cebollino
- cebollinos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cebollino?
- /θeboˈʝino/
- [θe.β̞oˈʝi.no]
- [seβ̞oˈʝino]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cebollino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cebollino in Spanish?
cebollino appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).