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pearl onion
noun
: a very small usually pickled onion used especially in appetizers and as a garnish
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But the mashed potatoes and roasted mushrooms, carrots, pearl onions and bacon lardons surrounding the chicken steal the show.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
Examples of Christopher's eight-course tasting menu includes a seven day dry-aged Liberty duck with confit pearl onion, celery root and sherry gastrique.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
At Uptown Charlotte’s new French brasserie, the coq au vin is braised in a French Burgundy and served with pearl onions, bacon lardons and more.
—Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Add pearl onions, a pinch of sugar and salt to taste.
—Adriene Rathbun, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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“Pearl onion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pearl%20onion. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
pearl onion
noun
: a very small onion that is usually pickled
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