how to pronounce onions

/ˈʌnjənz/

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onions is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of onions in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… tomatoes onions all in my apartment …”

meanings of onions

noun:

Plural of onion.

name:

A patronymic surname.

onions frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word onions occurs in english on average 29.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.