What do Americans call onions?

Americans call the common bulb vegetable "onion," specifying types like yellow, white, or red onions for storage, and use terms like green onions or scallions for the long, green variety, often interchangeably, while sweet onions (like Vidalia) are prized for their mildness.

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Do Americans call spring onions green onions?

SCALLION : Also known as 'Green Onion' (USA) and Spring Onion are English names for various Allium species. All ALLIUM,have hollow green leaves,but these are used,while they lacked a fully developed root bulb.

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What is street slang for onion?

noun. Updated Nov. 4, 2024. an ounce of marijuana, cocaine, or some other drug.

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Is a leek an onion?

No, leeks are not onions, but they are close relatives in the Allium family, along with garlic, shallots, and chives; they look like giant green onions but have a milder, sweeter flavor and a distinct layered structure that requires thorough cleaning, making them great for soups and sthashes where you want a subtle onion-like taste.
 

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What are leeks called in America?

Wild leeks, also called ramps, are native to North America and have a strong garlic-onion flavor. There are many named varieties of leeks. They vary from long, green narrow-leaf types with long slender white stems to long wide-leaf types with thicker shorter white stems and blue-green leaves.

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What is a jaffa in cockney slang?

jaffa - to be 'seedless' as in infertile, one who 'fires blanks'

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What is Bobby in drug slang?

Whitney Often paired with 'Bobby' when talking about heroin, as in Whitney and Bobby Brown.

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What do Australians call shallots?

In Australia, "shallots" usually refer to spring onions/green onions (the long, green leafy kind with a small white base), causing confusion with true, small bulb shallots (eschalots/French shallots) found in other countries. So, if an Australian recipe calls for "shallots," they likely mean the bunch of long green onions; for true, small bulb shallots, it's often specified as "eschalots" or "true shallots" to avoid misunderstanding.
 

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Are Chinese leeks the same as regular leeks?

Chinese Leeks can be easily distinguished from common leeks by their size and flavor. Grown for use primarily as an onion, Chinese Leeks are smaller and more slender. Resembling green onions, Chinese Leeks have thicker leaves and a milder flavor (with occasional bitterness).

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Was green onions in American graffiti?

Green Onions (From "American Graffiti") - song and lyrics by Booker T. & the M.G.'s | Spotify.

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What is the most euphoric drug?

In the brain, cocaine elevates dopamine levels, resulting in a euphoric feeling that is distinctive from the high and pleasurable feelings produced by other drugs.

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What is a pinga?

The term “pinger” (or pinga) is thought to be an Australian creation used to refer to MDMA. Most festival goers attend few events and are only occasional users of illegal drugs, so they may be unfamiliar with slang names and what drug they refer to.

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What is the cockney slang for police?

Bottle and stopper = copper

Copper is a slang term in itself for a policeman. In this case, there are two meanings; a bottle would hold the contents – like police would in jail, or the stopper would prevent someone or something from happening.

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What do aussies call pyjamas?

Australians call pajamas "pyjamas" (with a 'y') and often shorten them to "PJs," just like in other English-speaking countries, with informal terms like "jammies" also used, but "PJs" is very common for nightwear. They also use terms like "trackies" or "trackie dacks" for comfortable sweatpants or lounge pants, which can sometimes double as sleepwear. 

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Why do Brits say gaffer?

“Gaffer” is also sometimes used as an informal name for an old-timer or, particularly in England, a colloquial name for the foreman or boss. Each of the variations supposedly traces back to the original meaning of the word as a hooked tool and probably arose from the gaff's association with early rural life.

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What is British slang for a hot girl?

[Tottie, hotsy-totsy, tootsie, tootsy, toff] - OneLook. Usually means: Attractive person, often sexually appealing. ▸ noun: (UK, Ireland, slang) sexually attractive women considered collectively; usually connoting a connection with the upper class.

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What do Americans call kohlrabi?

Also called: turnip cabbage.

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Do Americans eat parsnips?

The main use in France is in a pot-au-feu, and in Italy parsnips are fed to pigs reared for San Daniele and Parma ham. The Americans, however, cook it in much the same way as the British: as a rich, sweet, glazed vegetable for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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What is a wild ramp?

Ramps are a type of wild allium that are related to spring onions and leeks and boast a pungent garlicky onion flavor. Like ginger and turmeric, ramps are rhizomes, which means they multiply and stem from a horizontal rootstalk.

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