die Zwiebel (onion)

die Zwiebel

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Zwiebel?

It's die Zwiebel. Plural: die Zwiebeln.

Meaning
onion
Gender
feminine
Level
A2 · Food
Riddle
Das Gemüse, bei dem man weint.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Zwiebel is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Zwiebel in other languages

Czech
cibule
Slovak
cibuľa
Hungarian
hagyma
Slovenian
čebula
Italian
cipolla
Croatian
luk
Bosnian
crveni luk
Serbian
crni luk
Romanian
ceapă
Polish
cebula
Ukrainian
цибуля
Turkish
soğan
Arabic
بصلة
Persian
پیاز
Dari (Afghanistan)
پیاز
Pashto (Afghanistan)
پیاز

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