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Meanings of purple onion in English

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Flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads.

Usage of purple onion in English
1
My ankle turned into a large purple onion while my mind filled with doubt.
Climbing Magazine
2
The peasant abruptly paused and turned about, bristling, his flat face as flushed as a purple onion.
The frozen rabbi
3
Purple Onion peeps into the world of Wellington's infamous burlesque parlour, the Purple Onion.
Radio NZ
4
Joe and Eddie start to appear at clubs like the hungry i and the Purple Onion.
Black is the new white
5
Inspired by both the stories of Pasi Daniels, the original owner of Purple Onion nightclub; and Carmen: My Life: As told to Paul Martin.
Radio NZ
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