onionyadj.
/ˈʌnjəni/, U.S. /ˈənjəni/ Flavoured with onions; tasting or smelling of onions.
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oniony1838
1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 844 A fawn-coloured sediment, having a strong oniony odour.
1842 W. M. Thackeray Fitz-Boodle Papers in Wks. (1879) XVII. 210 There was the horrid familiar odour of those oniony sandwiches.
1894 Longman's Mag. Sept. 481 Soup very oniony and thin.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. x. [Wandering Rocks] 227 Armpits' oniony sweat.
1975 L. Lee I can't stay Long 31 Garlic sprawls rank and oniony in the woods.
1995 Homemaker's Mag. (Toronto) Mar. 87/1 Couscous..is a North African specialty and in Morocco it's often served with this rich, oniony topping.
2000 R. Hosking At Japanese Table ii. 17 Shredded welsh onion and Chinese chives are used for their oniony flavour and aroma.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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