cebolinha
Portuguese, noun/se.boˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
cebolinha is spelled C-E-B-O-L-I-N-H-A (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,227th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cebolinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “spring onion (Allium fistulosum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of cebola. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “erva de folhas cilíndricas, usadas como tempero; nome científico: Allium fistulosum”.
What does cebolinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of cebola
- 2
femininespring onion (Allium fistulosum)
- 3
femininechive (Allium schoenoprasum)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erva de folhas cilíndricas, usadas como tempero; nome científico: Allium fistulosum
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cebolinha
- cebolinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cebolinha?
- Brazil /se.boˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [se.boˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /sɨ.buˈli.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cebolinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cebolinha in Portuguese?
cebolinha appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).