Cebollín
Definition
(noun) Plant with long green leaves, used as a seasoning
Examples
“El cebollín le da un toque fresco a las sopas.”
“Cebollín en la tortilla, por favor.”
Chives in the omelet, please.
“Mi mamá picó cebollín para los tacos de anoche.”
My mom chopped up some chives for last night's tacos.
“En la feria de Oaxaca compré un manojo de cebollín y cilantro.”
At the Oaxaca market, I bought a bunch of chives and cilantro.
“No había cebollín en la cocina, así que salí a buscarlo a la tiendita de la esquina antes de cenar.”
There wasn't any chives in the kitchen, so I went out to the corner store to get some before dinner.
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